title: Association of direct exposure to terrorism, media exposure to terrorism, and other trauma with emotional and behavioral problems in preschool children.
abstract: This study examined the differential impact of various types of trauma exposure on emotional and behavioral problems in preschool children. Participants were 95 mothers of 1- to 4-year-old children in Israel. Results suggested a differential pattern of associations between the types of trauma exposure (i.e., direct exposure to terrorism, media exposure to terrorism, and other trauma) and children's internalizing and externalizing problems. This line of research is important for the identification of risk factors and the development of effective prevention and intervention strategies to promote resilience in preschool children exposed to specific type(s) of trauma.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Yanping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pat-Horenczyk
authors.forename: Osnat
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Doppelt
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abramovitz
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brom
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chemtob
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D023481:Terrorism