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Paul Boxer; L. Rowell Huesmann; Eric F. Dubow; Simha F. Landau; Shira Dvir Gvirsman; Khalil Shikaki; Jeremy Ginges – Child Development, 2013
Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological model proposes that events in higher order social ecosystems should influence human development through their impact on events in lower order social ecosystems. This proposition was tested with respect to ecological violence and the development of children's aggression via analyses of 3 waves of data (1 wave…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Violence, Conflict, Observation
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Scheeringa, Michael S.; Zeanah, Charles H. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This study examined posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid disorders in 70 preschool children (ages 3-6) and their caregivers following Hurricane Katrina. Children's rate of PTSD was 50.0% using age-modified criteria. The rate of PTSD was 62.5% for those who stayed in the city and 43.5% in those who evacuated. Of those with PTSD, 88.6%…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Caregivers, Preschool Children, Separation Anxiety