1028 Hurricane Andrew Pre-Post Study (HAPPS)
PACT/R Series
Study Description
1028 Hurricane Andrew Pre-Post Study (HAPPS)
Annette La Greca
Wendy Silverman
This study examined (a) children's pre-disaster behavioral and academic functioning as a predictor of posttraumatic stress (PTS) following Hurricane Andrew and (b) whether children who were exposed to the disaster would display a worsening of prior functioning. Fifteen months before the disaster, 92 4th through 6th graders provided self-reports of anxiety; peers and teachers rated behavior problems (anxiety, inattention, and conduct) and academic skills. Measures were repeated 3 months post-disaster; children also reported PTS symptoms and hurricane-related experiences (i.e., exposure). PTS symptoms were again assessed 7 months post-disaster.
1028
Annette La Greca
Wendy Silverman
3
English
University of Miami
Florida International University
Children who attended an elementary school that enrolls students from a broad geographic area in southern Miami -Dade County and from lower-class to upper-middle-class neighborhoods. This particular school was in a neighborhood that was moderately affected by the hurricane; substantial damage to the roof of the school and to the trees and landscaping surrounding the building was apparent. Because the children attending the school lived in neighborhoods throughout Miami-Dade County, their degree of exposure to the disaster varied from mild to very severe. All 92 children had participated in a study of children's anxiety, worry, and behavior problems in May 1991, 15 months before Hurricane Andrew and 18 months before the first post-disaster assessment was conducted.
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Coverage
United States
Funding
BellSouth Foundation
Data
Child exposed to an index potentially traumatic event
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