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Nilsson, Doris Kristina; Gustafsson, Per E.; Svedin, Carl Goran – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The objective of this study was to investigate the cumulative effect of interpersonal and noninterpersonal traumatic life events (IPEs and nIPEs, respectively) on the mental health of adolescents and to determine if the adverse impacts of trauma were moderated by adverse family circumstances (AFC). Adolescents (mean age 16.7 years) from the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Females, At Risk Persons, Mental Health
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Bal, Sarah; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Crombez, Geert; Van Oost, Paulette – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004
This study investigated to what extent abuse-related symptoms and family functioning are related to intra- or extrafamilial sexual abuse. One hundred adolescents (12 to 18 years old) were recruited shortly after disclosure of the abuse. Information from the participants was obtained through self-report questionnaires and a semistructured…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Response, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Brosky, Beverly A.; Lally, Stephen J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004
This study examines the prevalence of trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and dissociative symptoms in adolescents. The sample consisted of 76 females and 76 males, between the ages of 12 and 18, referred to the Child Guidance Clinic of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a psychological evaluation. Two sets of analyses…
Descriptors: Incidence, Gender Differences, Violence, Adolescents