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The prevalence of potentially traumatic events in childhood and adolescence

Costello, E. Jane, Erkanli, Alaattin, Fairbank, John A., Angold, Adrian·2002·Journal of Traumatic Stress
DOI 10.1023/a:1014851823163
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This paper examines exposure to potentially traumatic events from middle childhood through adolescence, and vulnerability to such exposure. Analyses are based on the first 4 annual waves of data from a longitudinal general population study of youth in western North Carolina, involving 4,965 interviews with 1,420 children and adolescents and their parents or guardians. Participants reported on DSM extreme stressors ("high magnitude events"), other potentially traumatic events ("low magnitude events"), and background vulnerability factors. In this general population sample, one-quarter experienced at least one high magnitude event by age 16, 6% within the past 3 months. One third experienced a low magnitude event in the past 3 months. The likelihood of such exposure increased with the number of vulnerability factors.

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  • The estimated normal boundary of 3.5 years may be later, possibly even closer to 4 years, if early adversity foreshortens the boundary and some participants had experienced prior adversity.

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Authors
Costello, E. J., Erkanli, A., Fairbank, J. A., & Angold, A.
Affiliations
Duke University (US)
Corresponding author
Costello, E. Jane
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Traumatic Stress
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-04
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
99-112
ISSN
  • 0894-9867 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6598
DOI
10.1023/a:1014851823163
OpenAlex
W2034431510
Cited by
511
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 57 · 2014: 33 · 2013: 33 · 2012: 36
FWCI
7.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 1186 d)
Locations
  • Journal of Traumatic Stress (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5k02mh001167-10, 1r03mh057731-01)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH01167, MH57731, R01MH048085, MH-48085)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA 11301)
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
potentially traumatic events, childhood trauma, adolescence, vulnerability factors, prevalence, youth
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Prevalence

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