TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Post-traumatic stress symptoms in adolescents exposed to the earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia: prevalence and association with maladaptive trauma-related cognition and resilience
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
A1  - Wahab, Suzaily
A1  - Yong, Li Ling
A1  - Chieng, Wei Keong
A1  - Yamil, Myristica
A1  - Sawal, Noor Azah
A1  - Abdullah, Nurul Qiyaam
A1  - Muhdisin Noor, Cyntiya Rahmawati
A1  - Wd Wiredarma, Siti Mardiyah
A1  - Ismail, Rosnah
A1  - Othman, Aisya Hanim
A1  - Damanhuri, Hanafi Ahmad
SP  - e680393
EP  - e680393
VL  - 12
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Natural disasters may physically and psychologically affect individuals and their surrounding community. This study determines the prevalence of post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms and its association with maladaptive trauma-related cognition and resilience among adolescents post-earthquake. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were collected, in this cross-sectional study, during an intervention program post-earthquake held in a state high school located at Lombok, Indonesia. The study sample engaged students 14-19 years of age using the purposive sampling method. The questionnaires used to measure PTS symptoms, maladaptive trauma-related cognition, and resilience were Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale-13 (CRIES-13), Child Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (CPTCI), and Child and Youth Resilience Measure-Revised (CYRM-R), respectively. <br><br>RESULTS: The prevalence of PTS symptoms was 69.9%. Among the respondents, 61.37% were female and 56.48% had mothers with lower educational levels. Using multiple linear regression, the final predictors of PTS symptoms were excessive reactions (e.g., wailing loudly, miserable shrieking) of proxy during earthquake (β = 3.283, p = 0.005), maladaptive trauma-related cognition (β = 0.224, p = 0.002), and resilience (β = 0.192, p < 0.001) with female gender (β = 7.350, p < 0.001) as a control variable. Through simple linear regression, victims who witnessed injury or death during the earthquake (p = 0.003), had a proxy died during the earthquake (p = 0.01), and trapped victims or those who had difficulty escaping (p = 0.01) were identified to potentially predict the occurrence of PTS symptoms, warranting further study. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The presence of excessive proxy reactions during the earthquake, maladaptive trauma-related cognition, and resilience in adolescents exposed to a natural disaster are worth targeting and prioritizing in future post-disaster interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-0640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.680393
ID  - ref1
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