2010
Hurricane-Related Exposure Experiences and Stressors, Other Life Events, and Social Support: Concurrent and Prospective Impact on Children's Persistent Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
La Greca AM, Silverman WK, Lai B, Jaccard J. Hurricane-Related Exposure Experiences and Stressors, Other Life Events, and Social Support: Concurrent and Prospective Impact on Children's Persistent Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2010, 78: 794-805. PMID: 20939624, DOI: 10.1037/a0020775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent posttraumatic stressPersistent posttraumatic stress symptomsChild PTS symptomsPTS symptomsLife eventsSocial supportMonths posthurricaneChildren's social supportPosttraumatic stress symptomsDisaster-related stressorsShort-term aftermathHurricane-related stressorsExposure experiencePosttraumatic stressStress symptomsTime 1Time 2Hurricane exposureDisaster exposureProspective designStressorsSuch interventionsPosthurricaneSevere levelsProspective impact
1998
Children's Predisaster Functioning as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Following Hurricane Andrew
La Greca A, Silverman W, Wasserstein S. Children's Predisaster Functioning as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Stress Following Hurricane Andrew. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 1998, 66: 883-892. PMID: 9874901, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.66.6.883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjustment DisordersBlack or African AmericanChildChild BehaviorDemographyDisastersFemaleFloridaFollow-Up StudiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLife Change EventsMalePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegression AnalysisStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalWhite PeopleConceptsPosttraumatic stressPTS symptomsMonths postdisasterAcademic skillsHurricane-related experiencesAcademic functioningPrior functioningBehavior problemsAnxiety levelsStress reactionsHurricane AndrewPostdisasterAnxietyFunctioningChildren's exposureSkillsChildrenAfrican American ethnicityInattentionPredictorsGradersBehavioralSymptomsPeersResult of exposure