Self-reported depression and anxiety in youth with and without PTSD as a function of stressor type.
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Title
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Self-reported depression and anxiety in youth with and without PTSD as a function of stressor type.
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Identifier
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AAI3115285
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identifier
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3115285
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Creator
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Resko, Jody Ann.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Philip Saigh
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Date
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2004
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Education, Educational Psychology | Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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This study compared the self-reported anxiety and depression of intentionally and unintentionally traumatized youth and their non-clinical peers. Youth who reportedly experienced a traumatic event were asked to participate in the study. Non-traumatized participants were recruited from clinics at Bellevue Hospital that provide routine medical care (n = 41). These individuals had not experienced a trauma, nor did they meet the criteria for another psychiatric disorder. In all instances, child assent and the written consent of one of the parents or legal guardians were obtained prior to participation.;Traumatized individuals received two independent administrations of the Children's PTSD Inventory and two independent clinical interviews. Youth with comorbidity were systematically excluded on the basis of the DICA-R ADHD, CD, MDD, substance abuse, and schizophrenia modules. This led to the identification of 29 youth who clearly met the criteria for PTSD and did not evidence significant comorbid diagnoses. Two attorneys categorized the PTSD as intentional or unintentional based on legally-derived operational definitions. This process led to the identification of 20 intentionally and 9 unintentionally traumatized youth with PTSD.;Pearson product moment correlations revealed a significant relationship between stressor severity and RCMAS scores. On the other hand, a non-significant relationship was observed when stressor severity and CDI scores were correlated. A MANCOVA was computed for RCMAS scores with stressor severity as a covariate, and a MANOVA was computed for the CDI scores. Results from both analyses indicated significant differences between the comparison groups. A series of one-way ANOVAs and Bonferroni post-hoc analyses were conducted to determine where the significant differences were indicated. These analyses determined that the RCMAS and CDI scores of the intentional group were significantly greater than the scores of the control group. Furthermore, the scores of the unintentional group were significantly greater than the control group scores on three subscales of the RCMAS (i.e., Physiological Anxiety, Worry/Oversensitivity and Total Anxiety). No significant differences were observed between the RCMAS and CDI scores of the intentional and unintentional participants.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
