Parent-Child Relation /Child Adjustment Post Hurricane

亲子关系/飓风后的儿童调整

• 批准号: 7146579
• 负责人: VIRGINIA GIL-RIVAS
• 金额: $ 7.99万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-03-27 至 2008-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7146579
• 关键词: behavioral /social science research tag; child psychology; clinical research; depression; disasters; gender difference; human subject; longitudinal human study; mathematical model; mental health epidemiology; middle childhood (6-11); parent offspring interaction; posttraumatic stress disorder; psychological adaptation; psychological stressor; racial /ethnic difference

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-range objectives are to identify (1) mechanisms by which children adjust in the aftermath of disaster, and (2) strategies for intervention to foster successful adaptation. With a primary goal of furthering understanding of the role of the caregiver-child relationship (CCR) in post-disaster adjustment, this study will assess children (7 to 9 year olds) and caregivers evacuated as a result of Hurricane Katrina at two time points and will serve as the initial step in a longitudinal effort. This work has important health implications, given the enormous impact of the hurricane on those directly exposed and the ongoing adversities they continue to face. Exposure to major stressors places children at risk for emotional, behavioral, and academic difficulties, though children also vary considerably in their adaptation subsequent to such events. Enhancing understanding of the impact of the hurricane on children, and factors that influence their adjustment, can guide policy, practice, and intervention to best meet the diverse needs of children and families post-disaster. A short-term longitudinal approach, with 2 data collections separated by 6 to 8 months, will be used. Four hundred families impacted by the hurricane will be recruited, and children (ages 7-9 years) will be the focus. Primary caregivers will complete multiple indicators of child adjustment and measures regarding caregiving and contextual variables. Children will complete self-reports of emotions, experiences, and resources thought to be relevant to adjustment post-disaster. The specific aims of this study are: (1) examine the contribution of child characteristics and resources to adjustment 6 and 12 months post-hurricane; (2) investigate the extent to which caregiver resources and other post-hurricane contextual factors predict the quality of the CCR 6 and 12 months post-disaster; and (3) test a model predicting that the CCR will mediate the association between disaster and post-hurricane contextual factors, and children's adjustment.

描述（由申请人提供）：远程目标是确定（1）儿童在灾难后调整的机制，以及（2）干预策略以促进成功适应。为了进一步了解护理人孩子关系（CCR）在污点后调整中的作用，本研究将评估儿童（7至9岁），并在两个时间点因卡特里娜飓风而撤离护理人员，并将作为长期努力的初始步骤。鉴于飓风对直接暴露的人以及他们继续面临的持续逆境的巨大影响，这项工作具有重要的健康影响。暴露于重大压力的人会使儿童处于情绪，行为和学术困难的危险中，尽管儿童在此类事件后的适应性上也有很大差异。增强对飓风对儿童影响的理解，以及影响他们调整的因素，可以指导政策，实践和干预，以最能满足灾后儿童和家庭的各种需求。将使用一种短期纵向方法，其中2个数据收集了6至8个月。将招募受飓风影响的四百个家庭，儿童（7-9岁）将成为重点。初级护理人员将完成有关儿童调整的多个指标以及有关护理和上下文变量的措施。孩子们将完成情绪，经验和资源的自我报告，并被认为与调整后的调整有关。这项研究的具体目的是：（1）检查儿童特征和资源对赫鲁里奇后6和12个月的调整的贡献； （2）调查护理人员资源和其他后恋爱后的上下文因素在多大程度上预测了CCR 6和12个月后disaster的质量； （3）测试一个模型，预测CCR将介导灾难与什叶后语境因素之间的关联以及儿童的调整。