The relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among youth exposed to a natural disaster

The relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among youth exposed to a natural disaster

Background: Children are a vulnerable population following a natural disaster, due to their age and dependence on adults. The primary presenting problem children report after disasters is posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Prior research suggests that PTSS is inversely related to social support,...

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Main Authors: Betty S. Lai, Melissa C. Osborne, Jennifer Piscitello, Shannon Self-Brown, Mary Lou Kelley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-12-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
Disaster
posttraumatic stress
children
social support
hurricane
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1450042

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1450042

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