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01-07-2009 | Empirical Research

Adolescents’ Mental Health Outcomes According to Different Types of Exposure to Ongoing Terror Attacks

Auteurs: Orna Braun-Lewensohn, Smadar Celestin-Westreich, Leon-Patrice Celestin, Dominique Verté, Ingrid Ponjaert-Kristoffersen

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 6/2009

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Abstract

This study investigates the impact of several types of exposure to terror attacks on adolescents’ psychological outcomes in the context of ongoing terror. A total of 913 adolescents (51% girls) aged 12 to 18 years (12–13.6 = 33%; 13.7–15.6 = 38%; 15.7–18 = 28%) took part in the study. Detailed data were collected concerning objective, subjective and “mixed” types of exposure to terror, as well as demographics, post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), emotional and behavioral problems and overall psychological and psychiatric difficulties. Subjective exposure was found to be the most important contributor to adolescents’ post-traumatic stress and other mental health problems in this context. Gender also had important effects. The effects of objective and mixed types of exposure, as well as age, were less prominent. We did find, however, that the more adolescents consulted media, the less they experienced behavioral and emotional problems. Given that subjective experiences appear to be the best factor in explaining mental health outcomes when adolescents are confronted with persistent terror, the cognitive and emotional dynamics along with the coping behavior linked to such experiences merit further investigation.
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Titel
Adolescents’ Mental Health Outcomes According to Different Types of Exposure to Ongoing Terror Attacks
Auteurs
Orna Braun-Lewensohn
Smadar Celestin-Westreich
Leon-Patrice Celestin
Dominique Verté
Ingrid Ponjaert-Kristoffersen
Publicatiedatum
01-07-2009
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 6/2009
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-008-9305-8