Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2220, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1161, USA.
Child Dev. 2010 Jul-Aug;81(4):1228-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01464.x.
The study examines group and individual differences in psychological functioning and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity among adolescents displaced by Hurricane Katrina and living in a U.S. government relocation camp (n = 62, ages 12-19 years) 2 months postdisaster. Levels of salivary cortisol, salivary alpha-amylase, depression, anxiety, distress, aggression, and self-esteem for this group were contrasted with a demographically matched no-trauma control group (n = 53). Results revealed that hurricane exposure and SNS activity moderated the relations between lower cortisol and higher internalizing behaviors. Sex-related differences were observed in behavioral adjustment and stress regulation. Implications of sex differences in biobehavioral adjustment to loss, displacement, and relocation are discussed in relation to evolutionary and developmental theory.
这项研究考察了在飓风卡特里娜过后被安置在美国政府重新安置营中的青少年（n=62，年龄在 12-19 岁）在心理功能以及下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺和交感神经系统（SNS）活动方面的群体和个体差异。该群体的唾液皮质醇、唾液 α-淀粉酶、抑郁、焦虑、痛苦、攻击性和自尊水平与人口统计学匹配的无创伤对照组（n=53）进行了对比。结果表明，飓风暴露和 SNS 活动调节了皮质醇水平较低与内化行为较高之间的关系。在行为调整和应激调节方面观察到了性别差异。本文讨论了生物行为对丧失、流离失所和重新安置的适应方面的性别差异，涉及进化和发展理论。
