The self-concept of traumatized children and adolescents with or without PTSD.
This study compared the Piers-Harris 2 scores of youth with PTSD (n=30) to the scores of traumatized youth without PTSD (n=60) and a non-traumatized comparison group (n=39). In the absence of major comorbid disorders, youth with PTSD evidenced significantly lower scores than the traumatized PTSD negatives and controls on five of six Piers-Harris 2 scales. With the exception of scores on an index of perceived parental acceptance of child behavior, trauma exposure in the absence of PTSD was not associated with lower Piers-Harris 2 scores.
Saigh
Philip A
PA
Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA. ps2121@columbia.edu
Yasik
Anastasia E
AE
Oberfield
Richard
R
Halamandaris
Phill V
PV
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010553:Personality Development; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*