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Baytiyeh, Hoda – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2015
Lebanon faces the risk of powerful earthquakes with potentially devastating effects. However, the Lebanese people in general have not yet recognized this risk, as current educational programs and government officials have failed to inform them about it. This article discusses the essential role that Lebanese institutions of higher education should…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Risk, College Role
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Overstreet, Stacy; Salloum, Alison; Badour, Christal – Journal of School Psychology, 2010
The goals of the current study were to examine the prevalence of secondary stressors related to Hurricane Katrina and to determine their impact on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among a sample of high school students. In addition, the moderating role of problem substance use was examined to determine whether it increased the risk of…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Natural Disasters, Incidence, Stress Variables
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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