View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

Unpacking Trauma Exposure Risk Factors and Differential Pathways of Influence: Predicting Postwar Mental Distress in Bosnian Adolescents

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Unpacking Trauma Exposure Risk Factors and Differential Pathways of Influence: Predicting Postwar Mental Distress in Bosnian Adolescents
Language: English
Authors: Layne, Christopher M., Olsen, Joseph A., Baker, Aaron, Legerski, John-Paul, Isakson, Brian, Pasalic, Alma, Durakovic-Belko, Elvira, Dapo, Nermin, Campara, Nihada, Arslanagic, Berina, Saltzman, William R., Pynoos, Robert S.
Source: Child Development. Jul-Aug 2010 81(4):1053-1076.
Availability: Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2010
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Factor Analysis, War, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Predictor Variables, Mental Disorders, Stress Variables, At Risk Persons, Influences, Comparative Analysis, Causal Models, Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Child Development
Geographic Terms: Bosnia and Herzegovina
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01454.x
ISSN: 0009-3920
Abstract: Methods are needed for quantifying the potency and differential effects of risk factors to identify at-risk groups for theory building and intervention. Traditional methods for constructing war exposure measures are poorly suited to "unpack" differential relations between specific types of exposure and specific outcomes. This study of 881 Bosnian adolescents compared both "common factor-effect indicator" (using exploratory factor analysis) versus "composite causal-indicator" methods for "unpacking" dimensions of war exposure and their respective paths to postwar adjustment outcomes. The composite method better supported theory building and most intervention applications, showing how multitiered interventions can enhance treatment effectiveness and efficiency in war settings. Used together, the methods may unpack the elements and differential effects of "caravans" of risk and promotive factors that co-occur across development.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2010
Accession Number: EJ890275
Database: ERIC
Full text is not displayed to guests.
Description
Abstract:Methods are needed for quantifying the potency and differential effects of risk factors to identify at-risk groups for theory building and intervention. Traditional methods for constructing war exposure measures are poorly suited to "unpack" differential relations between specific types of exposure and specific outcomes. This study of 881 Bosnian adolescents compared both "common factor-effect indicator" (using exploratory factor analysis) versus "composite causal-indicator" methods for "unpacking" dimensions of war exposure and their respective paths to postwar adjustment outcomes. The composite method better supported theory building and most intervention applications, showing how multitiered interventions can enhance treatment effectiveness and efficiency in war settings. Used together, the methods may unpack the elements and differential effects of "caravans" of risk and promotive factors that co-occur across development.
ISSN:0009-3920
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01454.x