Citation

Gil-Rivas V, Silver RC, Holman EA, McIntosh DN, Poulin M. J. Trauma. Stress 2007; 20(6): 1063-1068.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001, USA. vgilriva@email.uncc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jts.20277

PMID

18157889

Abstract

This study examined adolescents' adjustment following the attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11). A Web-based survey was administered 2 weeks and 7 months postattacks to a national sample of adolescents (N = 104). A randomly selected parent also completed a survey at the 7-month assessment. Although exposure to the attacks was indirect, over half the participants felt threatened. Adolescents' posttraumatic stress symptoms were associated with their acute stress symptoms, parental distress, parental coping advice, parental availability to discuss the attacks, and reports that 9/11-related discussions were unhelpful. Adolescents' distress symptoms were associated with a history of mental health problems, acute stress symptoms, and parental unavailability to discuss the attacks.

Language: en