TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Symptoms of dissociation in a high-risk sample of young children exposed to interpersonal trauma: prevalence, correlates, and contributors
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Hagan, Melissa J.
A1  - Hulette, Annmarie C.
A1  - Lieberman, Alicia F.
SP  - 258
EP  - 261
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
N2  - Children who have experienced interpersonal trauma are at an increased risk of developing dissociation; however, little is known about the prevalence or correlates of dissociation in young children. The current study examined symptoms of dissociation in 140 children (mean age = 51.17 months, range = 36-72 months, SD = 10.31 months; 50.0% male; 45.7% Hispanic) who experienced trauma (e.g., witnessing domestic violence, experiencing abuse). Child dissociation and exposure to traumatic events were assessed using a clinician-administered interview with the biological mother (mean age = 32.02 years, SD = 6.13; 49.3% Hispanic; 25.5% married or cohabitating). Mothers completed measures of maternal dissociation, depression/anxiety, and child behavior problems. At least subclinical dissociation was present for 24.3% of children. Robust regression with least trimmed squares estimation showed that greater maternal dissociation was related to greater child dissociation, adjusting for child internalizing symptoms, number of traumas, and maternal depression/anxiety, B = 0.09, χ(2) = 10.47, p <.001, R(2) Δ =.04. Children who experienced direct victimization did not exhibit a significantly higher level of dissociation compared to children who experienced other traumas, F(1, 138) = 3.76, p =.054, η(2) =.03. These findings highlight the need to assess dissociation in traumatized young children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22003
ID  - ref1
ER  -