Parental Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms as a Moderator of Child’s Acute Biological Response and Subsequent Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Pediatric Injury Patients

Objective:  To examine how parental responses following pediatric injury may influence their child’s posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS).

Methods: Heart rate (HR) from 82 pediatric injury patients was measured during emergency medical services (EMSs) transport and following hospital admission. Twelve-hour urinary cortisol levels were assessed upon admission. Child PTSS and parental PTSS and general distress were assessed 6 weeks and 6 months after trauma.

Results: Six-week parental PTSS predicted 6-month child PTSS even after controlling for demographics and general parent distress (ΔR2 = .08, p = .03). Parental PTSS moderated the relationship between (a) child cortisol levels and 6-month child PTSS (ΔR2 = .08, p = .03) and between (b) hospital HR and 6-month child PTSS (ΔR2 = .09, p = .03).



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Reference: 
Nicole R. Nugent, MA, Sarah Ostrowski, MA, Norman C. Christopher, MD, and Douglas L. Delahanty, | 2007
In: Journal of Pediatric Psychology ISSN: 0146-8693 | 32 | 3 | 309-318
https://academic.oup.com/jpepsy/article/32/3/309/2951612
Keywords: 
Children, Parents, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Predictors, Psychotrauma, PTSD (en)