Xiaoming Li, Douglas Barnett, Xiaoyi Fang, Xiuyun Lin, Guoxiang Zhao, Junfeng Zhao, Yan Hong, Liying Zhang, Sylvie Naar-King, Bonita Stanton
Cross-sectional data were gathered from 1,625 children (M age = 12.85, SD = 2.21) which included 755 AIDS orphans, 466 vulnerable children, and 404 comparison children. Participants completed self-report measures of exposure to traumatic events, and psychosocial adjustment including behavior problems, depression, self-esteem, and future orientation. AIDS orphans and vulnerable children reported experiencing a higher total occurrence, density, duration, initial impact and lasting impact of traumatic events compared to comparison children...
September 2009: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology