scholarly journals Internalizing Symptoms Among Youth in Foster Care: Prevalence and Associations with Exposure to Maltreatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmin Moussavi ◽  
Gro Janne Wergeland ◽  
Tormod Bøe ◽  
Bente Storm Mowatt Haugland ◽  
Marit Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Adolescent Trauma ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Symptom Level ◽  
Child And Adolescent Trauma ◽  
Youth In Foster Care

AbstractAmong youth in foster care (N = 303, aged 11–17 years), we investigated prevalence of internalizing symptoms; associations between symptom level and maltreatment types and numbers; and the interaction between gender and maltreatment, on internalizing symptoms. Youth completed Spence Children Anxiety Scale, Short Mood Feelings Questionnaire, and Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen. Compared to community samples, symptom levels above clinical cut-off was more frequent, with social- and generalized anxiety (ES = 0.78–0.88) being most prevalent among youth in foster care. Girls reported more internalizing symptoms (ES = 0.59–0.93). Sexual abuse and neglect were associated with a broader range of internalizing symptoms (ES = 0.35–0.64). Increased incidence of maltreatment was associated with increased levels of symptoms (ES = 0.21–0.22). Associations between maltreatment and symptom level were stronger for girls. This study stresses the importance of broad screening of maltreatment and internalizing symptoms to meet the needs of youth in foster care.

The Role of Trauma Type and Age in the Relation Between Trauma Exposure and Intelligence

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Austen McGuire ◽  
Yo Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Potentially Traumatic Events ◽  
Iq Scores ◽  
Trauma Type ◽  
Youth In Foster Care

Experiencing potentially traumatic events (PTEs) is associated with deficits in cognitive functioning for youth. Previous research has demonstrated that PTE type may influence the association between PTE experiences and intelligence, such that IQ scores may differ by the type of PTE experienced. Additionally, mixed findings in the literature suggest that these associations might differ by age. The current study examined the association between PTE type and IQ and how age may moderate this association. In a sample of youth in foster care ( N = 328, Mage = 13.25), physical, psychological, and sexual abuse and family PTEs were directly associated with verbal and nonverbal IQ. Age significantly moderated the association between IQ and neglect and academic PTEs. Results suggest that broad PTE grouping methods or failing to account for both maltreatment and general PTEs in samples of youth in foster care may conceal differences in how PTEs relate to intellectual functioning.

Links between child and adolescent trauma exposure and service use histories in a national clinic-referred sample.

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernestine C. Briggs ◽  
John A. Fairbank ◽  
Johanna K. P. Greeson ◽  
Christopher M. Layne ◽  
Alan M. Steinberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Use ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Trauma ◽  
Child And Adolescent Trauma

scholarly journals Internalizing Symptom Profiles Among Youth in Foster Care: A Comparison Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmin Moussavi ◽  
Kyrre Breivik ◽  
Gro Janne Wergeland ◽  
Bente Storm Mowatt Haugland ◽  
Marit Larsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
General Population ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Symptom Profiles ◽  
Symptom Profile ◽  
Youth In Foster Care ◽  
Latent Profile

Background: A high prevalence of anxiety and depression is found among youth in foster care. There is limited knowledge on the anxiety and depression symptom profiles of youth in foster care. We examined latent profiles of anxiety and depression symptoms across three unique youth samples and whether youth in foster care were more or less likely to belong to specific symptom profiles than their peers recruited from clinical or general youth populations. We also investigated if these profiles were predicted by sex and age.Methods: Self-reported anxiety and depression symptoms were assessed by Spence Children's Anxiety Scale and Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire. Data were pooled from three youth samples (N = 2,005; mean age = 13.9 years, range = 11–18 years) comprising youth in foster care (n = 245), a clinical youth sample (n = 107), and a general population youth sample (n = 1,653). Symptom profiles were identified using latent profile analyses. Multinominal logistic regression was used to predict the latent profile membership.Results: Three profiles that differed both in symptom level and shape were identified and labeled as low, medium, and high symptom profile. Compared to the general population youth sample, youth in foster care had a higher likelihood of belonging to the high symptom profile, but not the medium symptom profile. Youth from the clinical sample had an increased risk of belonging to the medium and high symptom profiles compared to the youth in foster care and general population youth samples. Across samples, girls yielded a higher likelihood of having a medium or high symptom profile. Increasing age was associated with a higher likelihood of being in the high symptom profile.Conclusion: Compared to their counterparts in the general population, youth in foster care are at risk of belonging to a class of youth with high symptom levels across subtypes of internalizing symptoms, indicating the importance of systematic and broad assessment of internalizing symptoms among these youth. Knowledge on the symptom profiles of anxiety subtypes and depression increases our understanding of the treatment needs of youth in foster care.

scholarly journals Translation and Adaptation of the Spanish Version of the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screening CATS-C following ITC Guidelines for Translating and Adapting Test

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Fernández-Fillol ◽  
Julia C. Daugherty ◽  
Natalia Hidalgo-Ruzzante ◽  
Miguel Perez-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Adolescent Trauma ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
Brain And Behavior ◽  
Child And Adolescent Trauma

The aim of this report is to present each of the stages taken to adapt the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screening (CATS-C) to Spanish.Each stage has been carried out rigorously, following the ITC Guidelines for Translating and Adapting Tests (Second Edition, 2017) published by the ITC (International Test Commission). This guide sets out a series of procedures and standards of good practice to be followed in order to comply with both legal and ethical principles and the standards of good practice established in relation to the use of tests in research.The Spanish adaptation of the CATS-C has been carried out by different members of the Believe Project. The Believe Project is part of the Pnínsula Research Group, which is located in The Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center at the University of Granada (Spain). This project centers on psychological and neuropsychological impairments acquired by female victims and survivors of intimate partner violence. A high percentage of women suffering intimate partner violence develop PTSD.In turn, we will carry out a similar project with the children who are victims and survivors of IPV with adapted test for this population. We will include the CATS-C questionnaire to measure posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as we have done previously with the adults version for female survivors of IPV. We consider that a high percentage of women suffering intimate partner violence develop PTSD and their children can develop PTSD as direct or indirect victims too. For this reason, our research group is interested in translating a specific measure for PTSD for children and adolescents following DSM-5 criteria.

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