Impact of a natural disaster on preschool children : adjustment 14 months after a hurricane.

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Swenson, Cynthia Cupit [et al.]

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155.935083 21

Subject: Fourteen months after a hurricane, young children who had experienced the storm showed significantly higher anxiety and withdrawal and more behavior problems than did children who had not. Behavioral problems decreased steadily over the six months following the storm. Mothers' distress in the hurricane's aftermath was associated with the longevity of their children's emotional and behavioral difficulties

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F155.935083 IMP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900075327

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Reprinted from American journal of orthopsychiatry; 1996; v. 66, no. 1; p. 122-130

Fourteen months after a hurricane, young children who had experienced the storm showed significantly higher anxiety and withdrawal and more behavior problems than did children who had not. Behavioral problems decreased steadily over the six months following the storm. Mothers' distress in the hurricane's aftermath was associated with the longevity of their children's emotional and behavioral difficulties

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