Symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents: The impact of residential fire.

This study examined symptoms of anxiety and depression in 99 children and adolescents following a residential fire. Children and their parents completed self-administered questionnaires regarding the fire and their current functioning. The most commonly experienced symptoms were worry/ oversensitivity, anhedonia, negative mood, and fear of failure and criticism. There were no significant ethnic differences across symptomology. Exposure was directly related to parental report of child internalizing behaviors, whereas loss was unrelated to symptoms. Level of support (general and fire related) and active coping were directly associated with positive child adjustment. The impact of negative life events was related to poorer functioning. Overall, a child's environment and coping strategy appear to be the best predictors of adjustment following a residential fire.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• Conde, Joann M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Oliver, Diane Graves
• Sewell, Kenneth W.
• Neumann, Craig S.

• Anxiety in children.
• Fire -- Psychological aspects.
• Depression in children.
• adolescents
• anxiety
• depression
• psychopathology
• residential fire

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Conde, Joann M.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 53321667
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4339/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc4339

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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