A School-Based Assessment of Secondary Stressors and Adolescent Mental Health 18 Months Post-Katrina

Autor/inn/en	Overstreet, Stacy; Salloum, Alison; Badour, Christal
Titel	A School-Based Assessment of Secondary Stressors and Adolescent Mental Health 18 Months Post-Katrina
Quelle	In: Journal of School Psychology, 48 (2010) 5, S.413-431 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4405
DOI	10.1016/j.jsp.2010.06.002
Schlagwörter	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Natural Disasters; Incidence; Stress Variables; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); High School Students; Substance Abuse; Role; Risk; Adolescents; Socioeconomic Status; Surveys; Intervention; School Counseling + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Vorkommen; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Rollen; Risiko; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; School counselling; Pädagogische Beratung
Abstract	The goals of the current study were to examine the prevalence of secondary stressors related to Hurricane Katrina and to determine their impact on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among a sample of high school students. In addition, the moderating role of problem substance use was examined to determine whether it increased the risk of PTSD symptoms in the face of secondary stressors. A total of 271 ethnically and socioeconomically diverse adolescents completed an anonymous survey. Results indicated that problem substance use potentiated the positive relation between secondary stressors and PTSD symptoms, specifically symptoms of re-experiencing. The findings highlight the need for school-based assessment of and interventions for the long-term psychological effects of disasters. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10