Posttraumatic stress among young urban children exposed to family violence and other potentially traumatic events
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This study examines the relationship between the number of types of traumatic events experienced by children 3 to 6 years old, parenting stress, and children's posttraumatic stress (PTS). Parents and caregivers provided data for 154 urban children admitted into community‐based mental health or developmental services. By parent and caregiver report, children experienced an average of 4.9 different types of potentially traumatic events. Nearly one quarter of the children evidenced clinically significant PTS. Posttraumatic stress was positively and significantly related to family violence and other family‐related trauma exposure, nonfamily violence and trauma exposure, and parenting stress. Additionally, parenting stress partially mediated the relationship between family violence and trauma exposure and PTS. This study highlights the need for early violence and trauma exposure screening in help‐seeking populations so that appropriate interventions are initiated.
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In Crusto et al.'s (2010) study, trauma led to detrimental mental health outcomes in adulthood.
“and led to detrimental mental health outcomes in adulthood (Crusto et al., 2010).”
From A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (2014) · cites this paper as Crusto et al., 2010
The paper’s introductory passage says childhood violence and maltreatment are correlated with poor mental health outcomes in adulthood, citing Anda et al. (2006). But Crusto et al.’s study examined posttraumatic stress in children aged 3–6, not adult outcomes; the claim also turns a correlation into a causal finding of the study. (LLM, conf=0.90)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn Crusto et al.'s (2010) clinical sample, PTSD was positively and significantly correlated with family violence.
“Examining a clinical sample, Crusto et al. (2010) arrived at similar conclusions: PTSD was positively and significantly correlated with family violence”
From A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (2014) · cites this paper as Crusto et al., 2010
The Results report a significant positive relationship between children’s posttraumatic stress symptoms and exposure to family violence *and other family-related trauma events* (β = 0.19, p < .05). The sample received mental health or developmental services, but the paper reports PTS symptoms rather than a correlation involving PTSD diagnoses, and it does not isolate family violence from other family-related trauma in this result. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredScientific investigation on exposure to family violence and other family-related traumas remains limited.
“scientific investigation on exposure to family violence and other family-related traumas remains limited”
From A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (2014) · cites this paper as Crusto et al., 2010
The Abstract states that research on young children’s exposure to family violence and other family-related traumatic events is limited. The citing sentence omits the young-children qualifier, making a broader claim than the source supports. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn Crusto et al.'s (2010) study, risks increased with the number and types of trauma experienced.
“the risks increased with the number and types of trauma experienced”
From A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE IMPACT OF EXPOSURE TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (2014) · cites this paper as Crusto et al., 2010
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- Authors
- Crusto, C. A., Whitson, M. L., Walling, S. M., Feinn, R., Friedman, S. R., Reynolds, J., Amer, M., & Kaufman, J. S.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- University of New Haven (US)
- Fresno Pacific University (US)
- UConn Health (US)
- Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (US)
- Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center (US)
- American University in Cairo (EG)
- Corresponding author
- Crusto, Cindy A.
- Venue
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-11-30
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 716-724
- ISSN
- 0894-9867 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6598
- PMC
- PMC4098710
- OpenAlex
- W2019839703
- Cited by
- 78
- References
- 38
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- FWCI
- 4.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Traumatic Stress (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Digital Commons - New Heaven (University of New Haven) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (T32DA019426)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress, children, domestic violence, potentially traumatic events, parental stress, early childhood trauma, urban children, mediation, child mental health services
- MeSH terms
- Child, Child, Preschool, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, New England, Poverty, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Urban Population, Violence
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