RT Article
T1 Risk and Resilience Factors for Psychobehavioral Symptom Trajectories Among Child Welfare–Involved Youth
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 9/10
A1 Yoon, Susan
A2 Cage, Jamie
A2 Pei, Fei
A2 Barnhart, Sheila
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1755890443
AB The primary aim of the study was to investigate the development of psychobehavioral symptoms (internalizing, externalizing, and posttraumatic stress [PTS]) of child welfare–involved adolescents over a 3-year period and to identify predictors of the trajectories. Using three waves of data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW-II), latent growth curve modeling was conducted on a sample of 350 adolescents who were between 11 and 13 years of age at baseline. Findings indicated that adolescents’ internalizing symptoms decreased over time, whereas externalizing symptoms remained stable over time. PTS symptoms decreased over time in girls, but not boys. Physical abuse predicted higher levels of externalizing behaviors and sexual abuse predicted a slower decrease in PTS symptoms. Greater child prosocial skills and higher quality of caregiver–child relationship were associated with lower initial levels of externalizing symptoms. In addition, a higher quality caregiver–child relationship and greater satisfaction with peer relationships were associated with lower initial levels of internalizing and PTS symptoms. Findings suggest that intervention strategies should consider gender, maltreatment type, and interpersonal and social skills to effectively prevent the development of psychobehavioral symptoms among child welfare–involved youth.
K1 posttraumatic stress symptoms
K1 Externalizing symptoms
K1 Internalizing symptoms
K1 Protective factors
K1 child maltreatment
DO 10.1177/0886260518799485