1027 Hurricane Andrew Prospective Study (HAPS)

Study Description

Title

1027 Hurricane Andrew Prospective Study (HAPS)

Creator

Annette La Greca

Abstract

This study examined symptoms of posttraumatic stress in 3rd through 5th grade children during the school year after Hurricane Andrew, based in a conceptual model of the effects of traumatic events. 442 children were evaluated 3, 7, and 10 months post-disaster with respect to (a) their exposure to traumatic events during and after the disaster, ( h ) their preexisting demographic characteristics, (c) the occurrence of major life stressors. (d) the availability of social support, and ( e ) the type of coping strategies used to cope with disaster-related distress.

PACT/R Dataset Number

1027

Principal Investigator / Dataset Creator

Annette La Greca

Number of assessment points

3

Study language

English

PI ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6070-6270

PI Institution

University of Miami

Inclusion criteria

Children in grades 3, 4, and 5 at three elementary schools located in southern Dade Connty, Florida, where the greatest path of destruction from Hurricane Andrew occurred.

Exclusion criteria

None listed

Coverage

Date
1992 - 1993
Geographical Coverage Description

United States

Country
US

Funding

Description

Grant from the BellSouth Foundation

Data

Analysis Unit
Individual
Analysis Unit

Child exposed to an index potentially traumatic event

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