title: Group protocol to mitigate disaster stress and enhance social support in adolescents exposed to Hurricane Hugo.
abstract: Literature reports that cognitive understanding and social support can mitigate stress in both adults and adolescents. As a subcomponent of the Carolina Adolescent Health Project (CAHP), this research evaluated the efficacy of a Cognitive Social Support (CSS) group protocol designed to mitigate the disaster stress of adolescents who had been exposed seriously to Hurricane Hugo. A purposive sample of 259 students participated in and evaluated the CSS. This article reports the specific structure, content, process, rationale, and cost of the CSS. Evaluations indicated that 82% of the students evaluated the small-group component of the CSS as "very good" or "excellent," while 70% rated the large-group component as "very good" or "excellent."
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hardin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weinrich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGeorge
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pesut
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012944:Social Support; D013022:South Carolina; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology