Longitudinal relationship between posttraumatic cognitions and internalising symptoms in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Background: Little is known about the naturalistic course of posttraumatic cognitions (PTCs) after exposure to a potentially traumatic event (PTE) in children and adolescents. Moreover, previous studies on the longitudinal associations of PTCs with internalising symptoms yielded mixed results.Objective: To explore the naturalistic courses and longitudinal associations of dysfunctional PTCs and functional PTCs with posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), depression, and anxiety.Method: A total of 115 children and adolescents, aged 7-15 years, were assessed within 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after exposure to an acute accidental PTE. Repeated measures analyses of variance were conducted to capture the naturalistic courses of PTCs and internalising symptoms. Cross-lagge

SUBMITTER: de Haan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11445896 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature