Behavioral Manifestations of Adolescent School Relocation and Trauma

Jurgens, Janette J.; Houlihan, Daniel; Schwartz, Cynthia

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“…Children may be more resilient than once thought, and this particular type of trauma may not pose a major threat to a child's psychological well-being, as long as their life circumstances are minimally disrupted. However, it could also be that home relocation is the primary factor in behavioral problems after a tornado (Jürgens et al, 1996) and that exposure and PTSD symptoms do not have a great effect.…”

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“…The measures used in this study included the Child Behavior Checklist for children ages 4-^18 (CBCL; Achenbach, 1991), the Multidimensional Student's Life Satisfaction Survey (MSLSS; Huebner, 1994), the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R; Weiss & Marmar, 1997), the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index for Children (Rl; Fredrick, 1985), and an Individual Experience Survey (Jürgens et al, 1996).…”

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“…It has been reported that individuals who experience a large degree of trauma or stress as a result of a natural disaster may also experience increased behavior problems (Cohen & Mannarino, 1988;Jürgens, Houlihan, & Schwartz, 1996) and lower levels of life satisfaction (Milgram, 1998). There are many factors that could have contributed to these observations.…”

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“…The Individual Experiences Survey was created by Jürgens et al (1996) to assess children's experiences of a tornado. This survey consists of 17 items that determine the child's exposure to the disaster and whether the child was required to relocate as a result of the tornado.…”

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Predictors of Behavior and Level of Life Satisfaction of Children and Adolescents After a Major Tornado

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Data were collected on students in Grades 3 to 12 regarditig their reactiotis to a tiiajor F4 tornado, which caused datnage to their town in southern Minnesota. The purpose of this study was to exatnine some of the factors (i.e., level of exposure to the disaster, posttrautnatic stress disorder symptoms, atid home relocatioti) that may help predict behavioral problems and life satisfaction after a major tornado. The disruption of relocatitig to a new home after the tornado was associated with higher levels of internalizing behavior problems for children in Grades 3 to 6 and higher levels of externalizing behavior problems for adolescents in Grades 7 to 12. Increased exposure to the tornado was significantly associated with high levels of life satisfaction. Implications of these findings and directions for future research are discussed. Daniel Houlihati is affiliated with Minnesota State University, Mankato. Barry J. Ries is affiliated with Minnesota State University, Mankato. Melissa A. Polusny is affiliated with the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis

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Predictors of Behavior and Level of Life Satisfaction of Children and Adolescents After a Major Tornado

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“…In studies revealing associations between relocation and various psychosocial difficulties in adjusting to disasters (Bland et al, 1997;Goto, Wilson, Kahana, & Slane, 2006;Kaniasty & Norris, 1995;Kiliç et al, 2006;Riad & Norris, 1996), the evidence regarding children is ambiguous. For instance, Jurgens, Houlihan, and Schwartz (1996) found that relocation after a tornado predicted poorer school performance and increased behavior problems, while Najarian, Goenjian, Pelcovitz, Mandel, and Najarian (1996) found no significant differences between children who were relocated and children who were not relocated following a major earthquake on measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and misbehavior at school.…”

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Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina: A Focus Group Study

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The past decade has seen tremendous progress in the understanding, identification, evaluation, and treatment of youngsters recovering from disasters. In spite of enhanced efforts to train mental health personnel for postdisaster assessment and intervention in the "predisaster" stage (i.e., before a disaster occurs; Saylor, Belter, & Stokes, 1997;, many of the professionals who find themselves working with disaster victims do so because natural or human-made disasters strike literally close to home, thrusting them into the role of "instant experts" (Rozensky, Sloan, Schwartz, & Kowalski, 1993). Although some of the assessment methods for screening and evaluating children and adolescents in traditional mental health settings have been used with children exposed to disaster, recent disaster literature suggests that different approaches, which target specific dimensions of stress (including the properties of the stressor itself as well as the child's and family's perceptions of it), coping, and behavioral and emotional reactions, may be more useful in the postdisaster environment.Many good summaries have been written of the clinical and research progress to date in the area of children and disasters (e.g.,

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Behavioral Manifestations of Adolescent School Relocation and Trauma

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Predictors of Behavior and Level of Life Satisfaction of Children and Adolescents After a Major Tornado

Predictors of Behavior and Level of Life Satisfaction of Children and Adolescents After a Major Tornado

Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina: A Focus Group Study

Assessment of children and adolescents exposed to disaster.

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