The role of exposure to a human-made disaster and the subsequent development of post-traumatic stress reactions were examined. Subjects included 49 males and 30 females who were variously exposed to the Luby's shooting incident in Killeen, Texas in October of 1991. Post-traumatic stress symptomatology was measured by the SCL-90R. Exposure was operationalized by using a scenario-rating scheme with independent raters estimating each subject's level of exposure. A regression and commonality analysis revealed that exposure is an important predictor in post-traumatic symptomatology. Premorbid functioning and gender were also found to play important roles, with females expressing higher levels of symptomatology.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500589 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Adams, Pam, 1964- |
| Contributors | Sewell, Kenneth W., Guarnaccia, Charles Anthony, Burke, Angela J. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 40 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Bell County - Killeen, 1991 |
| Rights | Public, Adams, Pam, 1964-, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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