I. Ponjaert-Kristoffersen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium.
J Youth Adolesc. 2009 Jul;38(6):850-62. doi: 10.1007/s10964-008-9305-8. Epub 2008 Jul 2.
This study investigates the impact of several types of exposure to terror attacks on adolescents' psychological outcomes in the context of ongoing terror. A total of 913 adolescents (51% girls) aged 12 to 18 years (12-13.6 = 33%; 13.7-15.6 = 38%; 15.7-18 = 28%) took part in the study. Detailed data were collected concerning objective, subjective and "mixed" types of exposure to terror, as well as demographics, post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), emotional and behavioral problems and overall psychological and psychiatric difficulties. Subjective exposure was found to be the most important contributor to adolescents' post-traumatic stress and other mental health problems in this context. Gender also had important effects. The effects of objective and mixed types of exposure, as well as age, were less prominent. We did find, however, that the more adolescents consulted media, the less they experienced behavioral and emotional problems. Given that subjective experiences appear to be the best factor in explaining mental health outcomes when adolescents are confronted with persistent terror, the cognitive and emotional dynamics along with the coping behavior linked to such experiences merit further investigation.
本研究调查了在持续恐怖袭击背景下，几种类型的恐怖袭击暴露对青少年心理结果的影响。共有 913 名 12 至 18 岁的青少年（女孩占 51%）参与了这项研究。详细数据收集了客观、主观和“混合”类型的恐怖袭击暴露情况，以及人口统计学数据、创伤后应激症状（PTSS）、情绪和行为问题以及整体心理和精神健康困难。研究发现，在这种情况下，主观暴露是导致青少年创伤后应激和其他心理健康问题的最重要因素。性别也有重要影响。客观和混合类型的暴露以及年龄的影响则不那么突出。然而，我们确实发现，青少年咨询媒体的次数越多，他们的行为和情绪问题就越少。鉴于在青少年面临持续恐怖袭击时，主观体验似乎是解释心理健康结果的最佳因素，因此与这些体验相关的认知和情绪动态以及应对行为值得进一步研究。
