Factors influencing the course of posttraumatic stress following a natural disaster: Children's reactions to Hurricane Katrina

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 344-355

  Terranova, Andrew M ^a   Boxer, Paul ^a   Morris, Amanda Sheffield ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Disaster; Emotion regulation; Peer victimization; Posttraumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 64249092402     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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