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Publication Date: 2010
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The Effects of the 1999 Turkish Earthquake on Young Children: Analyzing Traumatized Children's Completion of Short Stories
Oncu, Elif Celebi; Wise, Aysegul Metindogan
Child Development, v81 n4 p1161-1175 Jul-Aug 2010
The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine whether projective techniques could identify long-term consequences among children stemming from exposure to a traumatic event. The first group of children (n = 53; 26 female, 27 male) experienced 2 major earthquakes at age 7, 3 months apart, in Turkey, while a similarly matched control group (n = 50; 25 female, 25 male) did not. Both groups of children (current age: 9) completed a series of short stories related to disastrous events. Results indicated that the traumatized group evinced a range of trauma-related symptoms 2 years after experiencing the earthquakes.
Descriptors: Seismology, Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stress Variables, Child Health, Psychological Patterns, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Children, Child Development
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Language: English
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