Journal article
Differences in traumatic stress among youth with and without chronic medical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Clinical practice in pediatric psychology, Vol.11(2), pp.239-243
2023
DOI: 10.1037/cpp0000471
Abstract
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic is the deadliest pandemic in American history. This study aims to assess the differences in youth reported traumatic stress among those with and without chronic illness, and how those reports are impacted by parental level of concern regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Using convenience sampling, parents and their children completed a series of questionnaires focused on demographic information including questions about medical conditions, parental level of concern about COVID-19, and youth-report of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Results: Results of the anonymous survey ( n = 164) found that parental reported level of concern of COVID-19 significantly predicted youth report of posttraumatic stress symptoms ( F(4, 159) = 2.607, p = .038). There was no significant difference in youth-report of posttraumatic stress symptoms between youth with and without chronic medical conditions ( F(1, 162) = .438, p = .509). Conclusions: Children often look to their parents for guidance during stressful life events, as confirmed by our findings. Parental emotional and behavioral responses may influence how youth make sense of highly stressful events and should be considered when determining intervention strategies in the COVID-19 era. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Differences in traumatic stress among youth with and without chronic medical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Creators
- Jennifer K PaternostroAnusha KakoluWillard BoydAmy L ConradTammy Wilgenbusch
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical practice in pediatric psychology, Vol.11(2), pp.239-243
- DOI
- 10.1037/cpp0000471
- ISSN
- 2169-4826
- eISSN
- 2169-4834
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Foundation
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 12/01/2022
- Date published
- 2023
- Academic Unit
- Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Craniofacial Anomalies Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984321958302771
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