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- Title
Psychosocial correlates of fire disaster among children and adolescents.
- Authors
Jones, Russell T.; Ribbe, David P.; Cunningham, Phillippe; Jones, R T; Ribbe, D P; Cunningham, P
- Abstract
This study examined the extent of children's and adolescents' psychosocial maladjustment associated with a natural disaster, namely, wildfire. The course of psychopathology was assessed six weeks after a major wildfire destroyed 420 homes. Victims' functioning relative to a comparison group from the same community, matched for age, gender, socioeconomic status, and fire insurance was examined. The major goal of this study was to assess systematically the short-term mental health consequences of a wildfire disaster among children and adolescents. This goal was achieved through the use of standardized assessment procedures. The results of this study add useful information to the literature concerning the impact of disaster among children and adolescents and provide a methodological framework for future efforts in this area.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; CHILD psychology; WILDFIRES; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; MENTAL health; NATURAL disasters; SOCIAL status; TEENAGERS; MENTAL illness
- Publication
Journal of Traumatic Stress, 1994, Vol 7, Issue 1, p117
- ISSN
0894-9867
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/jts.2490070112