Reducing Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Maltreated Youth through Relationships
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12974/2313-1047.2015.02.01.2Keywords:
Abuse, adolescents, trauma.Abstract
1. Sense of relatedness and PTSD symptoms were inversely related among maltreated youth; 2. Trust, support, comfort, and tolerance most closely related inversely to PTSD symptoms, but especially tolerance for others; 3. Tolerance related to assertiveness was most closely related inversely to PTSD symptoms; 4. Findings help identify what aspects of resilience may help prevent PTSD symptoms in maltreated youth.References
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