Traumatic Stress Among Violence-Exposed Youth

遭受暴力的青少年的创伤性压力

• 批准号: 7089777
• 负责人: JODY Todd MANLY
• 金额: $ 52.83万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-04-01 至 2011-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7089777
• 关键词: academic achievement; behavioral /social science research tag; child abuse; child psychology; clinical research; early experience; experience; family structure /dynamics; functional ability; human subject; longitudinal human study; mental health epidemiology; middle childhood (6-11); motivation; posttraumatic stress disorder; psychological adaptation; psychological stressor; psychopathology; urban area; violence

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal describes a short-term longitudinal investigation of the mental health consequences of exposure to violence on school-aged children. This study will include detailed analyses of different contexts n which violence occurs, examination of factors that moderate children's response to violence, and nvestigation of processes that mediate its effects on mental health and daily functioning. The central goals of the proposed research are to (1) document the impact of violence in different contexts on posttraumatic stress reactions in children and (2) examine additional signs of functional impairment in school. Two cohorts of high-risk urban children (N = 225) and their maternal caregivers will participate in a two-year longitudinal follow-up. Children and their caregivers will be seen during the summer preceding the target child's entry into 4th grade. Children's exposure to violence, cognitive and emotional processing, and family functioning will be assessed at this time. In addition, several biobehavioral variables in children will be assessed. In the fall assessments of children's current level of symptomatology will be obtained, as well as ratings of their experiences in school. At the end of the academic year, measures of children's functioning in school will be obtained including indicators of academic achievement, motivational orientation, and behavioral engagement. All children and caregivers will receive a similar battery of assessments two years later when the target child is in 6th grade in order to examine the effects of exposure to violence on symptomatology and functional impairment over time. Knowledge gained from this study will increase understanding of the effects of violence on children's development. In particular, it will help to identify (a) children who are especially vulnerable to violence and its negative effects and (b) modifiable processes that link exposure to violence with poor mental health outcomes in children. As a result, more targeted interventions can be designed that will help to reduce symptomatology and functional impairment in children exposed to violence.

描述（由申请人提供）：该提案描述了对暴力暴力对学龄儿童的心理健康后果的短期纵向调查。这项研究将包括对发生暴力行为的不同情况的详细分析，对儿童对暴力反应的因素进行检查以及对介导其对心理健康和日常功能影响的过程的vestigation。拟议研究的核心目标是（1）记录暴力在不同情况下对儿童创伤后压力反应的影响，以及（2）检查学校功能障碍的其他迹象。两名高风险城市儿童（n = 225）及其母亲护理人员将参加为期两年的纵向随访。在目标儿童进入四年级之前的夏季，将在夏季看到儿童及其护理人员。目前将评估儿童对暴力，认知和情感处理以及家庭功能的暴露。此外，将评估儿童的几个生物行为变量。在对儿童当前症状学水平的秋季评估中，将获得他们在学校的经历的评分。在学年结束时，将获得儿童在学校的功能的衡量标准，包括学术成就，动机取向和行为参与的指标。两年后，当目标儿童六年级时，所有儿童和看护人将收到类似的评估，以检查暴露暴露对症状学和功能障碍的影响。从这项研究中获得的知识将增加对暴力对儿童成长的影响的理解。特别是，它将有助于（a）特别容易受到暴力及其负面影响的儿童以及（b）将暴露与暴力与儿童心理健康不良结局联系起来的可修改过程。结果，可以设计更有针对性的干预措施，有助于减少暴露于暴力的儿童的症状和功能障碍。