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Melissa Janson; Erika D. Felix; Krzysztof Kaniasty; Eduardo A. Lugo-Hernández; Yarimar Rosa-Rodríguez; Glorisa Canino – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The current multi-university, multi-disaster study examined the impact of natural disaster exposure on identity-related distress through life stressors and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Participants: Young adult university students (n = 665, 77% female, M = 20.5 years old) participated in Wave (W) 1. Half provided contact…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stress Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Natural Disasters
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Klopotek, Brian; Lintinger, Brenda; Barbry, John – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2008
Hurricane Katrina traumatized the city of New Orleans and the Gulf South. It filled most Americans and global citizens with grief and rage in the late summer of 2005. As the world watched, feeling powerless to help the many thousands of suffering people, at first stunned and then furious over the ineptitude of government response to this…
Descriptors: Tribes, American Indian Reservations, American Indian Culture, American Indian History
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Salloum, Alison; Overstreet, Stacy – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This study evaluated a community-based grief and trauma intervention for children conducted postdisaster. Fifty six children (7 to 12 years old) who reported moderate to severe levels of symptoms of posttraumatic stress were randomly assigned to group or individual treatment. Treatment consisted of a manualized 10-session grief- and trauma-focused…
Descriptors: Grief, Intervention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression (Psychology)
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Evans, Linda Garner; Oehler-Stinnett, Judy – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
Children served by school psychologists are frequently impacted by natural disasters. In the United States, tornadoes are a particular threat but have been studied very little. The current investigation developed a scale for assessing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children in Kindergarten to Grade 6 impacted by a severe tornado. Six…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Psychological Patterns, Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Jaycox, Lisa H.; Morse, Lindsey K.; Tanielian, Terri; Stein, Bradley D. – RAND Corporation, 2006
This tool kit is designed for schools that want to help students recover from traumatic experiences such as natural disasters, exposure to violence, abuse or assault, terrorist incidents, and war and refugee experiences. It focuses on long-term recovery, as opposed to immediate disaster response. To help schools choose an approach that suits their…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Natural Disasters, School Role, Coping
Shores, Elizabeth F., Ed. – National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives - Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute, 2006
When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in August and September 2005, it was arguably the worst calamity to strike the region in history. Less well known than the loss in life or property from these storms are the effects on early care and education. Those who work with or on behalf of young children found in…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Mental Health
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology