Returning to school after a terror attack: a longitudinal study of school functioning and health in terror-exposed youth.

ABSTRACT: Terrorist attacks and mass shootings often involve youth. Knowledge is needed on how this may impact their health and functioning. This study investigates perceived academic performance and school wellbeing in 237 terror-exposed survivors of the Utøya youth camp attack according to their sociodemographic characteristics, health and mental health service (MHS) utilization. Semi-structured interviews were conducted after 4-5 and 14-15 months. The year following the attack, 143 (61%) survivors reported impaired academic performance and 66 (29%) impaired school wellbeing. Female survivors more often reported impaired performance. Non-Norwegian origin, being financially disadvantaged and less social support were associated with impaired wellbeing. Sleep problems, posttraumatic stress, anxiety/d

SUBMITTER: Stene LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6407738 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature