Parent-Child Relation /Child Adjustment Post Hurricane

亲子关系/飓风后的儿童调整

• 批准号: 7146579
• 负责人: VIRGINIA GIL-RIVAS
• 金额: $ 7.99万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-03-27 至 2008-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7146579
• 关键词: behavioral /social science research tag; child psychology; clinical research; depression; disasters; gender difference; human subject; longitudinal human study; mathematical model; mental health epidemiology; middle childhood (6-11); parent offspring interaction; posttraumatic stress disorder; psychological adaptation; psychological stressor; racial /ethnic difference

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-range objectives are to identify (1) mechanisms by which children adjust in the aftermath of disaster, and (2) strategies for intervention to foster successful adaptation. With a primary goal of furthering understanding of the role of the caregiver-child relationship (CCR) in post-disaster adjustment, this study will assess children (7 to 9 year olds) and caregivers evacuated as a result of Hurricane Katrina at two time points and will serve as the initial step in a longitudinal effort. This work has important health implications, given the enormous impact of the hurricane on those directly exposed and the ongoing adversities they continue to face. Exposure to major stressors places children at risk for emotional, behavioral, and academic difficulties, though children also vary considerably in their adaptation subsequent to such events. Enhancing understanding of the impact of the hurricane on children, and factors that influence their adjustment, can guide policy, practice, and intervention to best meet the diverse needs of children and families post-disaster. A short-term longitudinal approach, with 2 data collections separated by 6 to 8 months, will be used. Four hundred families impacted by the hurricane will be recruited, and children (ages 7-9 years) will be the focus. Primary caregivers will complete multiple indicators of child adjustment and measures regarding caregiving and contextual variables. Children will complete self-reports of emotions, experiences, and resources thought to be relevant to adjustment post-disaster. The specific aims of this study are: (1) examine the contribution of child characteristics and resources to adjustment 6 and 12 months post-hurricane; (2) investigate the extent to which caregiver resources and other post-hurricane contextual factors predict the quality of the CCR 6 and 12 months post-disaster; and (3) test a model predicting that the CCR will mediate the association between disaster and post-hurricane contextual factors, and children's adjustment.

说明(由申请者提供)：长期目标是确定(1)儿童在灾害后进行调整的机制，以及(2)促进成功适应的干预战略。为了进一步了解照顾者-儿童关系(CCR)在灾后调整中的作用，这项研究将在两个时间点评估因卡特里娜飓风而疏散的儿童(7至9岁)和照顾者，并将作为纵向努力的第一步。鉴于飓风对直接接触者的巨大影响以及他们继续面临的持续逆境，这项工作具有重要的健康影响。暴露在主要压力源下会使儿童面临情绪、行为和学习困难的风险，尽管儿童在这些事件发生后的适应能力也会有很大差异。加强对飓风对儿童的影响以及影响儿童适应的因素的了解，可以指导政策、实践和干预，以最好地满足灾后儿童和家庭的不同需求。将采用短期纵向办法，两次数据收集相隔6至8个月。受飓风影响的400个家庭将被招募，儿童(7-9岁)将成为重点。主要照顾者将完成儿童适应的多个指标以及有关照看和背景变量的衡量标准。孩子们将完成与灾后适应相关的情绪、经历和资源的自我报告。这项研究的具体目的是：(1)考察儿童特征和资源对飓风后6个月和12个月适应的贡献；(2)调查照顾者资源和其他飓风后背景因素对灾后6个月和12个月CCR质量的预测程度；(3)检验预测CCR将在灾害和飓风后背景因素与儿童适应之间起中介作用的模型。