Youth Profiles of Police-Initiated Post-Traumatic Stress Symptomatology
Youth Profiles of Police-Initiated Post-Traumatic Stress Symptomatology
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DOI：
10.1007/s10560-021-00741-4
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发表时间：
2021-02-04
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Jones, Courtney
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作者：
Gearhart, Michael C.;Bender, Annah;Jones, Courtney
警察发起的创伤后应激障碍（PI-PTSS）是指植根于与警察互动的创伤后应激症状。关于PI-PTSS的研究很少，尽管结果通常表明，侵入性警察行为与较高水平的PI-PTSS相关。然而，这项研究利用了PI-PTSS的一般测量，未能解释数据中可能存在的PI-PTSS的独特特征。此外，PI-PTSS与合并症之间的关系尚未得到研究。本研究利用潜在类分析（LCA），以确定配置文件的PI-PTSS，测试预测的潜在类成员资格，并测试潜在类作为预测的抑郁症发病率之间的样本中的816个青年脆弱的家庭和儿童福利研究。从确定的三种PI-PTSS特征中获得的结果：低PI-PTSS、回避和高PI-PTSS。低收入家庭的青年、黑人青年和多次被警察拦下的青年属于高PI-PTSS的几率更大。高PI-PTSS类别的成员资格也与更高水平的抑郁症相关。我们的研究结果强调，有必要制定策略，尽量减少负面影响，警察可以在应对犯罪，并建立机制，提高警察的有效性时，应对非犯罪情况下，需要社会服务的反应。
Police-initiated post-traumatic stress symptomatology (PI-PTSS) refers to post-traumatic stress symptoms that are rooted in interactions with police officers. Research on PI-PTSS is scarce, though results typically suggest that invasive police behaviors are associated with higher levels of PI-PTSS. However, this research utilizes a general measure of PI-PTSS, failing to account for unique profiles of PI-PTSS that may be present in the data. Further, research has yet to the relationship between PI-PTSS and co-morbidities. The present study utilizes latent class analysis (LCA) to identify profiles of PI-PTSS, tests predictors of latent class membership, and tests latent classes as predictors of depressive symptomatology among a sample of 816 youth in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Findings from identified three profiles of PI-PTSS: low PI-PTSS, avoidance, and high PI-PTSS. The odds of belonging to the high PI-PTSS are greater for youth in low-income households, black youth, and youth who have been stopped by the police multiple times. Membership in the high PI-PTSS class is also associated with higher levels of depressive symptomatology. Our findings highlight the need to develop tactics that minimize the negative impact that police can have when responding to crime, and create mechanisms that increase the effectiveness of police when responding to non-crime situations that require a social service response.