Longitudinal Linkages Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Violent Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents Following the Wenchuan Earthquake |
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| Authors: | Xiao Zhou Yuanyuan An |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing China;2. School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China |
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| Abstract: | This study was conducted to examine the longitudinal relations between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and violent behaviors. In this study, 415 adolescent survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake in China (May 12, 2008) were assessed by using self-report questionnaires 1 year (T1), 1.5 years (T2), and 2 years (T3) after the earthquake. The findings suggested that from 1 to 1.5 years after the earthquake, only intrusive symptoms of PTSD were a risk factor for violent behaviors, whereas violent behaviors were a risk factor for all 3 PTSD symptom clusters. Furthermore, 1.5 to 2 years after the earthquake, avoidance symptoms of PTSD were a risk factor for violent behaviors and hyperarousal symptoms of PTSD had no significant relation with violent behaviors. |
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| Keywords: | Adolescent survivors avoidance symptoms hyperarousal symptoms intrusive symptoms violence |
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