Brief Report: Mothers' long-term posttraumatic stress symptoms following a burn event of their child
Bakker, Anne, van Loey, Nancy E.E., van Son, Maaten J.M. and van der Heijden, Peter G.M. (2010) Brief Report: Mothers' long-term posttraumatic stress symptoms following a burn event of their child. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35, (6), 656-661. (doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp090). (PMID:19846581).
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Description/Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
This prospective longitudinal study examines the course of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in mothers of children with burns between 1 and 11 years after the burn event and the role of burn severity and feelings of guilt on this course.
METHOD:
Self-reported PTSS of 48 mothers were measured with the Impact of Event Scale. Guilt feelings were assessed during an in-depth interview 2 years after the burn event. Eleven years after the burn event, mothers marked their child's scars at the present time on a drawing.
RESULTS:
Over a period of 10 years, maternal PTSS decreased. Multiple regression analysis showed that the interaction between guilt and burn severity predicted the course of PTSS.
CONCLUSIONS:
Although PTSS substantially decreases through the years, a subset of mothers, in particular mothers who feel guilty about the burn event and whose children have more extensive permanent scarring seem at risk for longer term PTSS.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSNs: | 0146-8693 (print) 1465-735X (electronic) |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social and Human Sciences > Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute |
| Item ID: | 344661 |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Oct 2012 11:09 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2012 11:09 |
| Contributors: | Bakker, Anne (Author) van Loey, Nancy E.E. (Author) van Son, Maaten J.M. (Author) van der Heijden, Peter G.M. (Author) |
| Date: | June 2010 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/344661 |
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