Psychological Distress and Resources among Siblings and Parents Exposed to Traumatic Events

Autor/inn/en	Punamaki, Raija-Leena; Qouta, Samir; El Sarraj, Eyad; Montgomery, Edith
Titel	Psychological Distress and Resources among Siblings and Parents Exposed to Traumatic Events
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 30 (2006) 5, S.385-397 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025406066743
Schlagwörter	Siblings; Mothers; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Quality of Life; Adolescents; Multivariate Analysis; Correlation; Psychology; Depression (Psychology); Fathers; Personality; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Armed Forces; Violence; Prediction; Foreign Countries; Family (Sociological Unit); Age Differences; Palestine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sibling; Geschwister; Mother; Mutter; Lebensqualität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Multivariate Analyse; Korrelation; Psychologie; Personalität; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Military; Militär; Gewalt; Vorhersage; Ausland; Familie; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Palästina
Abstract	We examined symmetries and asymmetries within family members' psychological distress and resources in general and when exposed to traumatic events in particular. PTSD [Posttraumatic Stress Disorder] and depressive symptoms indicated distress and resilient attitudes, and satisfaction with quality of life indicated resources. We also analysed potential complementary dynamics between family members and identified family types according to their distress and resources. Concerning trauma impact, we hypothesized that exposure to family military violence (FMV) and recent personal trauma (RPT) predict family members' psychological distress and resources differently, indicating asymmetry in family responses. The participants were 65 Palestinian families each consisting of a mother, a father and their 15-, 17- and 19-year-old children. The within-family MANOVA results showed asymmetric in psychological distress and resources in sibling and spousal subsystems, for example older siblings reported a higher level of depressive symptoms than both parents, and mothers reported PTSD more often than fathers. The cluster analysis identified four family types, two with symmetric responses: In the "resilient families" all members showed low distress and high resources, and in the "ordeal families" all showed distress and low resources. In the asymmetric families either the children or the parents showed low distress and high resources, named the "children's strength families" and the "parental strength families", respectively. Partial correlation analysis revealed complementary dynamics between children and their parents: If mothers reported high levels of psychological distress, the 15- and 17-year-olds reported low or vice versa. Spousal complementary dynamics were found in psychosocial resources: If the mother showed highly resilient attitudes, the father showed low or vice versa. As hypothesized, exposure to traumatic events was differently associated with family members' psychological distress and resources. Family military trauma (FMT) predicted depressive symptoms only among the youngest siblings, and recent personal trauma (RPT) was associated with dissatisfaction with quality of life only among the oldest sibling and fathers. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10