Exposure to Trauma and Separation Anxiety in Children After the WTC attack

Hoven, Christina W.; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Wu, Ping; Erickson, Elizabeth A.; Musa, George J.; Mandell, Donald J.

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“…However, contrary to the general literature, during long periods of political violence, older adolescents have been found to report more stress reactions compared to younger ones (Braun-Lewensohn, Sagy, & Roth, 2010;. Girls seem to be more vulnerable to internalizing problems, while boys report more externalization (e.g., Braun-Lewensohn, Sagy, & Roth, 2010;Hoven et al, 2004;Pat-Horenczyk, 2003).…”

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Coping Strategies as Mediators of the Relationship between Chronic Exposure to Missile Attacks and Stress Reactions

Braun‐Lewensohn

2012

Journ Child Adol Trauma

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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of coping strategies as mediators of the relationships between exposure and stress reactions after exposure to missile attacks. Data were gathered from 145 adolescents during several months in 2008, after seven years of ongoing missile attacks. Adolescents filled out self-reported questionnaires that included demographics, level of exposure to missile attacks, Adolescent Coping Scale, and stress reactions of state anxiety, state anger, and psychological distress. Results show that the different types of exposure as well as the coping strategies contributed 33% to the explained variance of stress reactions. Only emotional coping strategies mediated the relationships between objective and subjective exposure to missile attacks and stress reactions.

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Coping Strategies as Mediators of the Relationship between Chronic Exposure to Missile Attacks and Stress Reactions

Braun‐Lewensohn

2012

Journ Child Adol Trauma

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“…That study provided preliminary information indicating that children whose parents were highly exposed to the WTC attack (WTC evacuees and First Responders) had higher rates of mental health problems than those who were not (Hoven et al 2005; Hoven et al 2004; Wu et al 2006). An analysis of NYC-BOE WTC sample, focused on probable PTSD in children of FRs (Duarte et al 2006).…”

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“…The WTC DOE Study provided preliminary information indicating that children whose parents were highly exposed to the WTC attack (WTC evacuees or First Responders) had higher rates of mental health problems than those whose parents were not highly exposed (Hoven et al 2005; Hoven et al 2004; Wu et al 2006). Figure 3 shows the impact of having a parent or family member who died or was an evacuee on children’s psychopathology, especially probable PTSD and major depression, separately for children who had direct exposure to the WTC attack and those not exposed to the WTC attack.…”

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“…However, it is now also known from a number of studies that other psychiatric disorders including other anxiety disorders and depression, while not as commonly studied as PTSD, are frequently associated with exposure to violence (Hoven et al 2004, 2005; Kendler et al 1992). Moreover, post-traumatic stress responses to violence are frequently co morbid with depression (Vizek-Vidovic et al 2000) and anxiety (Asarnow et al 1999; Goenjian et al 2001).…”

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Parental Exposure to Mass Violence and Child Mental Health: The First Responder and WTC Evacuee Study

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Children’s reactions after being exposed to mass violence may be influenced by a spectrum of factors. Relatively unexplored is the extent to which family exposure to mass violence may affect child mental health, even when these children have not been directly exposed. In a representative sample of NYC public school children assessed 6 months after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center (WTC), seemingly elevated rates of psychopathology were recorded among children of WTC evacuees. Children of NYC First Responders (police officers, EMTs, and fire fighters) displayed a complex pattern of response to the WTC attack. Overall, the findings from this previous study support putative transmission of trauma to children whose parents were exposed to the WTC attack. The “Children of First Responder and WTC Evacuee Study”—a two-site longitudinal study—is currently underway in the United States (New York City) and in Israel (Tel Aviv area) in an effort to understand the impact of different patterns of mass violence. The NYC sample permits us to examine the impact of a rare instance of mass violence (e.g., WTC attack), while the Israeli sample provides information about repeated and frequent exposure to mass violence brought about by acts of terrorism. In addition, children’s exposure to mass violence is considered in the context of their exposure to other potentially traumatic events. This study aims to improve our general understanding of the impact of mass violence on children, especially the psychological effects on children whose parents’ work experiences are by nature stressful. Knowledge generated by this study has implications for guiding efforts to meet the needs of children who have, directly or through a family member, been subjected to rare or infrequent mass violent event as well as to children whose exposure to mass violence is part of daily life.

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“…The purpose of this comprehensive study (Hoven et al 2004) was to examine the extent of separation anxiety disorders in this age group. Probable separation anxiety disorders were detected in 12.3% of the students.…”

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Mental Health Consequences of September 11: A Five-Year Review of the Behavioral Sciences Literature

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2008

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Exposure to Trauma and Separation Anxiety in Children After the WTC attack

Cited by 53 publications

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Coping Strategies as Mediators of the Relationship between Chronic Exposure to Missile Attacks and Stress Reactions

Coping Strategies as Mediators of the Relationship between Chronic Exposure to Missile Attacks and Stress Reactions

Parental Exposure to Mass Violence and Child Mental Health: The First Responder and WTC Evacuee Study

Mental Health Consequences of September 11: A Five-Year Review of the Behavioral Sciences Literature

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