IMPACT OF A NATURAL DISASTER ON PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: Adjustment 14 Months After a Hurricane

Fourteen months after a hurricane, young children who had experienced the storm showed significantly higher anxiety and withdrawal and more behavior problems than did children who had not. Behavioral problems decreased steadily over the six months following the storm. Mothers' distress in the h...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of orthopsychiatry 1996-01, Vol.66 (1), p.122-130
Hauptverfasser:	Swenson, Cynthia Cupit, Saylor, Conway F, Powell, M. Paige, Stokes, Sherri J, Foster, Kim Y, Belter, Ronald W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anxiety Behavior Problems Behavioural problems Child Child Behavior - psychology Child psychology Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Disasters Emotional Adjustment Emotions Factors Female Followup Studies Human Humans Hurricanes Male Mothers Natural Disasters Parent-child relations Parents - psychology Preschool Children Psychiatry Psychological Distress Psychological Tests South Carolina Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Fourteen months after a hurricane, young children who had experienced the storm showed significantly higher anxiety and withdrawal and more behavior problems than did children who had not. Behavioral problems decreased steadily over the six months following the storm. Mothers' distress in the hurricane's aftermath was associated with the longevity of their children's emotional and behavioral difficulties.
ISSN:	0002-9432 1939-0025
DOI:	10.1037/h0080162