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Understanding Open Access Data Using Visuals: Integrating Prospective Studies of Children's Responses to Natural Disasters
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Shah, Hazel J.; Lai, Betty S.; Leroux, Audrey J.; La Greca, Annette M.; Colgan, Courtney A.; Medzhitova, Julia – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2019
Background: As access to open data is increasing, researchers gain the opportunity to build integrated datasets and to conduct more powerful statistical analyses. However, using open access data presents challenges for researchers in understanding the data. Visuals allow researchers to address these challenges by facilitating a greater…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Children, Responses, Access to Information
Children's Postdisaster Trajectories of PTS Symptoms: Predicting Chronic Distress
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La Greca, Annette M.; Lai, Betty S.; Llabre, Maria M.; Silverman, Wendy K.; Vernberg, Eric M.; Prinstein, Mitchell J. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2013
Background: There are no studies of the distinct trajectories of children's psychological distress over the first year after a destructive natural disaster and the determinants of these trajectories. Objective: We examined these issues using an existing dataset of children exposed to Hurricane Andrew, one of the most devastating natural…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Patterns, Natural Disasters
Hurricane-Related Exposure Experiences and Stressors, Other Life Events, and Social Support: Concurrent and Prospective Impact on Children's Persistent Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
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La Greca, Annette M.; Silverman, Wendy K.; Lai, Betty; Jaccard, James – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: We investigated the influence of hurricane exposure, stressors occurring during the hurricane and recovery period, and social support on children's persistent posttraumatic stress (PTS). Method: Using a 2-wave, prospective design, we assessed 384 children (54% girls; mean age = 8.74 years) 9 months posthurricane, and we reassessed 245…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Natural Disasters, Children
Family and Individual Factors Associated with Substance Involvement and PTS Symptoms among Adolescents in Greater New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
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Rowe, Cynthia L.; La Greca, Annette M.; Alexandersson, Anders – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: This study examined the influence of hurricane impact as well as family and individual risk factors on posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms and substance involvement among clinically referred adolescents affected by Hurricane Katrina. Method: A total of 80 adolescents (87% male; 13-17 years old; mean age = 15.6 years; 38% minorities) and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Delinquency, Family Income, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Hurricane Andrew: Parent Conflict As a Moderator of Children's Adjustment.
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Wasserstein, Shari B.; La Greca, Annette M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1998
Three months after Hurricane Andrew, 89 children in grades four to six who lived in two-parent families and had experienced the hurricane were tested. Children's symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder were related to their perceptions of parental conflict; this relationship was stronger for Hispanic children than for other ethnic groups.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters