Lifetime Incidences of Traumatic Events and Mental Health among Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in Rural China

Autor/inn/en	Li, Xiaoming; Barnett, Douglas; Fang, Xiaoyi; Lin, Xiuyun; Zhao, Guoxiang; Zhao, Junfeng; Hong, Yan; Zhang, Liying; Naar-King, Sylvie; Stanton, Bonita
Titel	Lifetime Incidences of Traumatic Events and Mental Health among Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in Rural China
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38 (2009) 5, S.731-744 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Foreign Countries; Depression (Psychology); Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Rural Areas; Children; Adolescents; At Risk Persons; Adjustment (to Environment); Self Esteem; Fatherless Family; Comparative Analysis; Predictor Variables; Mental Health; Child Welfare; Death; Parents; Coping; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Check Lists; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Psychological Patterns; China; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Risikogruppe; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Prädiktor; Psychohygiene; Kindeswohl; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Eltern; Bewältigung; Checkliste; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	Cross-sectional data were gathered from 1,625 children (M age = 12.85, SD = 2.21) which included 755 AIDS orphans, 466 vulnerable children, and 404 comparison children. Participants completed self-report measures of exposure to traumatic events, and psychosocial adjustment including behavior problems, depression, self-esteem, and future orientation. AIDS orphans and vulnerable children reported experiencing a higher total occurrence, density, duration, initial impact and lasting impact of traumatic events compared to comparison children. Scores reflecting adjustment were lower among orphans and vulnerable children than among comparison children. Both orphan status and traumatic events contributed unique variance in the expected direction to the prediction of psychosocial adjustment. The data in the current study suggested that children affected by HIV/AIDS in China are exposed to more trauma and suffer more adjustment problems than children who do not experience HIV/AIDS in their families. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10