Tsunami, War, and Cumulative Risk in the Lives of Sri Lankan Schoolchildren
Tsunami, War, and Cumulative Risk in the Lives of Sri Lankan Schoolchildren
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01461.x
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发表时间：
2010-07-01
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Neuner, Frank
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作者：
Catani, Claudia;Gewirtz, Abigail H.;Neuner, Frank
本研究在儿童遭受其他创伤事件和心理社会风险的背景下，探讨了儿童遭受自然灾害的影响。1398名9-15岁的斯里兰卡儿童接受了4项横断面研究的访谈，内容涉及与战争、海啸经历和家庭暴力有关的创伤性生活事件。创伤后应激障碍的症状，躯体的投诉，心理社会功能，和教师报告的学校成绩作为结果的措施。综合这些措施，产生了一个“积极适应”的全球结果变量。数据显示，斯里兰卡儿童广泛遭受逆境和创伤事件。回归分析的结果表明，所有3种事件类型的海啸和灾难，战争和家庭暴力显着有助于较差的儿童适应。
This study examines the impact of children's exposure to natural disaster against the backdrop of exposure to other traumatic events and psychosocial risks. One thousand three hundred ninety-eight Sri Lankan children aged 9-15 years were interviewed in 4 cross-sectional studies about exposure to traumatic life events related to the war, the tsunami experience, and family violence. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, somatic complaints, psychosocial functioning, and teacher reports of school grades served as outcome measures. A global outcome variable of "positive adaptation" was created from a combination of these measures. Data showed extensive exposure to adversity and traumatic events among children in Sri Lanka. Findings of regression analyses indicated that all 3 event types-tsunami and disaster, war, and family violence-significantly contributed to poorer child adaptation.