Citation

Llabre MM, Hadi F. Anxiety Stress Coping 1994; 7(3): 217-228.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10615809408249347

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined a stratified random sample of 191 Kuwaiti boys and giris between the ages of 8 and 12 years, approximately 10 to 15 months after the Gulf crisis. The purpose of the study was to determine whether their level of exposure to violence during the crisis was associated with health-related variables. Health problems after the crisis were greater than problems before the crisis, and associated with level of exposure to violence. Cardiovascular reactivity to an interview about their crisis experience exceed their reactivity to speaking about a general topic. The results underscore the importance of assessing health-related variables in studies of trauma in children and suggest the potential utility of a cardiovascular reactivity paradigm for assessing children across cultures.