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- Title
Posttraumatic Stress as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Trauma and Mental Health Problems Among Juvenile Delinquents.
- Authors
Kerig, Patricia K.; Ward, Rose Marie; Vanderzee, Karin L.; Arnzen Moeddel, Melissa
- Abstract
This study investigated the interrelationships among trauma exposure, PTSD, and mental health problems in a sample of 289 adolescents (199 male, 90 female) detained in a juvenile correctional facility. Mean differences were found in that females scored higher than males on measures of interpersonal trauma exposure and symptoms of both simple and complex PTSD. Females also endorsed more mental health problems in the areas of depression/anxiety, somatic complaints, and suicidal ideation. For all youth, trauma exposure, PTSD, and mental health problems were correlated. Results of structural equation modeling were consistent with the hypothesis that PTSD mediates the relationship between interpersonal trauma and mental health problems for all youth, although the results were stronger for females.
- Subjects
POST-traumatic stress disorder; EMOTIONAL trauma; MENTAL health; ADOLESCENT psychology; JUVENILE corrections; CORRECTIONAL facility operation services; MENTAL depression; ANXIETY; SUICIDAL ideation; STRUCTURAL equation modeling
- Publication
Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 2009, Vol 38, Issue 9, p1214
- ISSN
0047-2891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10964-008-9332-5