Citation

Jin Y, Deng H, An J, Xu J. Child Psychiatry Hum. Dev. 2019; 50(2): 300-307.

Affiliation

Institute of Emergency Management and Reconstruction in Post-disaster, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China. xujiuping@scu.edu.cn.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10578-018-0840-6

PMID

30302576

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and depressive symptoms in teenage survivors three years after the Ya'an earthquake to assess the differences between left-behind (LBC) and non-left-behind (non-LBC) children, and to explore predictors for PTSD symptoms and depressive symptoms. The participants were assessed using children's revised impact of event scale (CRIES) and short mood and feelings questionnaire (SMFQ), after which t tests, Chi square tests, and a multivariate logistic regression were conducted to examine the differences in the LBC and identify the associated predictors. It was found that the PTSD and depressive symptom prevalences were 13.10% and 20.75%, with the LBC having a significantly higher prevalence than the non-LBC. The PTSD and depression symptoms tended to be highly comorbid (r = .52, p < .001). Being female, being aged less than 15, having siblings, being an LBC, and having higher exposure were found to be associated with PTSD and depressive symptoms.

Language: en

Keywords

Children and adolescents; Depressive symptoms; Earthquake; Left-behind children; Posttraumatic stress disorder