title: The parent-rated social skills of a sample of New York City preschool children 8-10 months after September 11, 2001.
abstract: This study compared the Social Skills Rating System-Preschool Parent Version ratings of two groups of New York City preschool children 8-10 months after September 11, 2001. One group of children was within 1 mile (1.61 km) of the World Trade Center (WTC) during the attack and exposed to one or more traumatic events. The second group was 2.04 to 14 miles (3.28-22.54 km) away from the WTC and not exposed to traumatic events. The social skills ratings of the comparison groups did not significantly differ These outcomes were consistent after statistically adjusting for the potentially confounding influence of parental PTSD, anxiety, and depression symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Pace University, Psy.D. School-Clinical Child Psychology Program, USA.
authors.forename: Anastasia E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Yasik
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Saigh
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: A Reese
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Abright
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D047851:September 11 Terrorist Attacks / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014505:Urban Population