Predicting Posttraumatic Growth: Coping, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents after Hurricane Katrina

There is a growing area of research that explores the possibility that negative life events could ultimately result in positive outcomes. However, there exists some debate on whether or not children are capable of experiencing such outcomes. The proposed study examined posttraumatic growth (PTG), po...

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Main Author:	Schexnaildre, Mark Allen
Other Authors:	Kelley, Mary Lou
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Language:	en
Published:	LSU 2011
Subjects:	Psychology
Online Access:	http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04022011-221554/

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spelling	ndltd-LSU-oai-etd.lsu.edu-etd-04022011-2215542013-01-07T22:53:12Z Predicting Posttraumatic Growth: Coping, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents after Hurricane Katrina Schexnaildre, Mark Allen Psychology There is a growing area of research that explores the possibility that negative life events could ultimately result in positive outcomes. However, there exists some debate on whether or not children are capable of experiencing such outcomes. The proposed study examined posttraumatic growth (PTG), positive psychological change in the wake of a traumatic event, in a sample of child and adolescent victims of Hurricane Katrina. Specifically, the roles of coping and social support were studied as predictors of PTG. Additionally, the relationship between PTG and posttraumatic stress disorder, which has been shown to be a complex one, was explored. This study used an existing data set of 94 children and adolescents who lived in Southern Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina made landfall. Kelley, Mary Lou Gresham, Frank M. Gouvier, William D. LSU 2011-04-06 text application/pdf http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04022011-221554/ http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04022011-221554/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached herein a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to LSU or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below and in appropriate University policies, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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description	There is a growing area of research that explores the possibility that negative life events could ultimately result in positive outcomes. However, there exists some debate on whether or not children are capable of experiencing such outcomes. The proposed study examined posttraumatic growth (PTG), positive psychological change in the wake of a traumatic event, in a sample of child and adolescent victims of Hurricane Katrina. Specifically, the roles of coping and social support were studied as predictors of PTG. Additionally, the relationship between PTG and posttraumatic stress disorder, which has been shown to be a complex one, was explored. This study used an existing data set of 94 children and adolescents who lived in Southern Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina made landfall.
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title	Predicting Posttraumatic Growth: Coping, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents after Hurricane Katrina
title_short	Predicting Posttraumatic Growth: Coping, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents after Hurricane Katrina
title_full	Predicting Posttraumatic Growth: Coping, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents after Hurricane Katrina
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title_full_unstemmed	Predicting Posttraumatic Growth: Coping, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents after Hurricane Katrina
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Predicting Posttraumatic Growth: Coping, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents after Hurricane Katrina

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