Osofsky Joy D, Osofsky Howard J, Weems Carl F, Hansel Tonya C, King Lucy S
Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and
Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2016 Jan-Feb;41(1):65-72. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu085. Epub 2014 Oct 10.
To examine the interactive effects of stress related to the Gulf oil spill on mental health of children and adolescents on the Gulf Coast who were also affected by previous hurricanes.
A prospective design, with n = 1,577 youth (aged 3-18 years), evaluated pre-oil spill and again post-oil spill for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, previous hurricane exposure, and amount of oil spill stress.
Stressors related to the spill were common and were associated with PTSD symptoms. Moreover, there was an interactive effect such that those with high preexisting PTSD symptoms, high previous hurricane exposure, and high oil spill stress had the most elevated post-oil spill PTSD symptoms.
This study provides initial evidence linking stress related to the Gulf oil spill to youth mental health symptoms. The effects of the oil spill on youth mental health were most evident among those with cumulative risk.
研究墨西哥湾漏油事件相关压力对墨西哥湾沿岸曾受飓风影响的儿童和青少年心理健康的交互作用。
采用前瞻性设计，对1577名3至18岁青少年进行评估，在漏油事件前及漏油事件后再次评估创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状、既往飓风暴露情况以及漏油压力程度。
与漏油相关的应激源很常见，且与PTSD症状相关。此外，存在交互作用，即那些既往有高PTSD症状、高飓风暴露经历以及高漏油压力的青少年，在漏油事件后PTSD症状升高最为明显。
本研究提供了初步证据，将墨西哥湾漏油事件相关压力与青少年心理健康症状联系起来。漏油对青少年心理健康的影响在累积风险较高的人群中最为明显。
