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Polytraumatization and trauma symptoms in adolescent boys and girls: interpersonal and noninterpersonal events and moderating effects of adverse family circumstances
- Authors:
- NILSSON Doris Kristina, GUSTAFSSON Per E., SVEDIN Carl Göran
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(13), September 2012, pp.2645-2664.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Previous research has highlighted that polyvictimisation or polytraumatisation among adolescents are important predictors of reported trauma-related symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate the cumulative effect of interpersonal and noninterpersonal traumatic life events (IPEs and nIPEs, respectively) on the mental health of adolescents and to determine if the adverse impacts of this trauma were moderated by adverse family circumstances (AFC). A total of 462 adolescents from 13 different schools and 27 classes completed the questionnaire, the Linköping Youth Life Experience Scale (LYLES), together with Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC). The findings showed that the lifetime accumulation of interpersonal, noninterpersonal, and AFC was independently related to trauma-related symptoms in both boys and girls. The number of AFCs moderated the mental health impact of both IPEs and nIPEs in boys, but not in girls. The article concludes that cumulative exposure to both interpersonal and noninterpersonal traumatic events is important for the mental health of adolescents, and, at least for boys, family circumstances seem to be relevant for the impact of trauma. The implications for practice are discussed.