Behavior Problems in New York City's Children After the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks.

Stuber, Jennifer; Galea, Sandro; Pfefferbaum, Betty; Vandivere, Sharon; Moore, Kristen; Fairbrother, Gerry

doi:10.1037/0002-9432.75.2.190

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“…Koplewicz et al, 2002) or a trend (a new cross-sectional sample with each assessment) (see e.g. Stuber et al, 2005). Trend samples, while able to document population effects, do not yield important information on changes in individual children over time.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Fairbrother et al, 2003;Schlenger et al, 2002;Schuster et al, 2001;Stein et al, 2004;Stuber et al, 2002;Stuber et al, 2005) or to obtain access to children themselves (Pfefferbaum et al, 2006). Gil-Rivas et al (2004) used a national household sample participating in a web-enabled research panel to study adolescents and their parents approximately two weeks, and again one year, after the September 11 attacks.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Research with children exposed to disasters

Pfefferbaum

North²

2008

Int. J. Methods Psychiatr. Res.

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A number of logistical issues complicate the conduct of child disaster research. Like studies of adults, much of the child research has used a single cross-sectional assessment of non-representative samples, it fails to consider pre-disaster contribution to post-disaster problems, and it leaps to unwarranted causal conclusions from results providing mere associations. Despite concern about the accuracy of parental report and concern about children's understanding of certain terms, most child studies have used a single source of information - either the children themselves or their parents. As the field matures, greater attention to the sophistication of research methods and design will increase our understanding of children in the context of disasters.

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Research with children exposed to disasters

Pfefferbaum

North²

2008

Int. J. Methods Psychiatr. Res.

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“…For example, research has documented both an increase in externalizing conditions [e.g., 15,16] and improvement in children's behavior post-event with a return to pre-event levels over time [e.g., 17,18]. Recent work in the Middle East suggests that exposure to chronic terrorism and political violence is linked to behavior problems [e.g., 19].…”

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Children’s Disaster Reactions: the Influence of Exposure and Personal Characteristics

Pfefferbaum

Jacobs

Griffin

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Curr Psychiatry Rep

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This paper reviews children's reactions to disasters and the personal and situational factors that influence their reactions. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic stress reactions are the most commonly studied outcomes, though other conditions also occur including anxiety, depression, behavior problems, and substance use. More recently, traumatic grief and posttraumatic growth have been explored. New research has delineated trajectories of children's posttraumatic stress reactions and offered insight into the long-term consequences of their disaster experiences. Risk factors for adverse outcomes include pre-disaster vulnerabilities, perception of threat, and loss and life disruptions post-disaster. Areas in need of additional research include studies on the timing and course of depression and anxiety post-event and their interactions with other disorders, disaster-related functional and cognitive impairment, positive outcomes, and coping.

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“…In addition, there is a wide range of serious 9/11-related mental health and behavioral outcomes affecting children and adolescents who were directly exposed to the disaster (Chemtob et al, 2010; DeVoe et al, 2006; Mann et al, 2015; J. M. Stellman et al, 2008; Stuber et al, 2005). The collection of 9/11-exposures experienced by children often included one in which one or both parents suffered 9/11-related physical or mental health outcomes.…”

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Parent Physical and Mental Health Comorbidity and Adolescent Behavior

Gargano

Locke

Brackbill

2017

Int J Emerg Ment Health

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The objectives of this study were to ascertain behavioral outcomes 10–11 years after 9/11 in adolescents ages 11–18 years (0–8 years old at the time of 9/11) enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry (Registry), and relate these outcomes to their 9/11-exposures and to parent health. Behavioral difficulties among adolescents were assessed using the adolescent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Parental post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was assessed using a 9/11-specific PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version, a cut-off score of 44 or greater was considered probable PTSD. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate associations of 9/11-exposure and parental health with abnormal/borderline SDQ scores, adjusting for demographic variables that were significantly associated with the SDQ score in bivariate analyses. Of the 449 adolescents, 12.5% (n=56) had abnormal/borderline SDQ scores. In the multivariable model, adolescents with severe/ moderate 9/11-exposures were 2.4 times more likely to have abnormal/borderline SDQ scores compared to adolescents with mild 9/11-exposures (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.1–6.4). Adolescents who had a parent with 9/11-related PTSD and at least one comorbid chronic condition were 4.2 times more likely to have abnormal/borderline SDQ scores compared to adolescents with a parent who had no reported chronic health conditions. Adolescents whose parent reported 14 or more poor mental health days in the preceding 30 days were 3.4 times more likely to have abnormal/borderline SDQ scores (95% CI: 1.2–9.5) The finding that parents’ health appears to influence adolescent behavior problems 10–11 years following a disaster may have implications for healthcare practitioners and disaster response planners.

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Behavior Problems in New York City's Children After the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks.

Cited by 39 publications

References 41 publications

Research with children exposed to disasters

Research with children exposed to disasters

Children’s Disaster Reactions: the Influence of Exposure and Personal Characteristics

Parent Physical and Mental Health Comorbidity and Adolescent Behavior

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