Citation

Jones RT, Frary R, Cunningham P, Weddle JD, Kaiser L. Cultur. Divers. Ethnic Minor. Psychol. 2001; 7(1): 103-108.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0436, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11244900

Abstract

The impact of Hurricane Andrew on 212 African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic elementary and middle school children was examined at 6 months postdisaster. Using self-report instruments, this case study examined the predictive utility of several hypothesized mediators of children's reactions to disaster. Results showed higher levels of intrusive symptomatology for girls and for elementary school children as compared with their middle school counterparts. No differences were found with reference to race. The lack of findings concerning race is addressed, as well as implications for future studies.

Language: en