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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 7/2022

12-04-2022 | Original Paper

PTSD Among Families of Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: Relation to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Problems

Auteurs: Deirdre Pieterse, B. K. Elizabeth Kim, Alex Klomhaus, W. Scott Comulada, Susana A. López, Eraka Bath, Bita Amani, Bronwyn Myers, Alan Semaan, Norweeta G. Milburn

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 7/2022

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Abstract

Research documents trauma experiences and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among juvenile justice-involved youth; however, much less is known about the trauma and PTSD of their parents. This manuscript examines the extent to which youth PTSD and parent PTSD relate to youth’s mental health problems (e.g., anxiety, depression), emotional regulation, and drug use. Data are from a baseline sample of 149 youth-parent dyads recruited from the Los Angeles County Juvenile Court System to participate in an efficacy trial of EXPORT/STRIVE, a family-based intervention administered to both youth and their parents or guardians. The intervention aimed to reduce individual and interpersonal challenges youth report experiencing when leaving incarcerated settings. We compared youth’s mental health problems, emotional regulation, and drug use between youth with and without PTSD, as well as between youth with parents with PTSD and without PTSD. Results illustrate a high rate of exposure to traumatic events among both youth and parents, and significant associations between youth mental health problems and emotional regulation with youth PTSD but not parental PTSD. While parental PTSD was not directly associated with youth’s problems, given such high rates of trauma and PTSD among parents of juvenile justice-involved youth, family interventions targeting juvenile justice-involved youth should more intentionally consider the potential role parental trauma might play in intervention engagement and effectiveness.
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Metagegevens
Titel
PTSD Among Families of Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: Relation to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Problems
Auteurs
Deirdre Pieterse
B. K. Elizabeth Kim
Alex Klomhaus
W. Scott Comulada
Susana A. López
Eraka Bath
Bita Amani
Bronwyn Myers
Alan Semaan
Norweeta G. Milburn
Publicatiedatum
12-04-2022
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 7/2022
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02302-4

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