Media exposure related to the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake predicted probable PTSD among Chinese adolescents in Kunming, China: A longitudinal study.

Nelson C Y YeungJoseph T F LauNancy Xiaonan YuJianping ZhangZhening XuKai Chow ChoiQi ZhangWinnie W S MakWacy W S Lui

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2016)

Exposure to distressful media images, emotional responses, and disaster-related perceptions at baseline were found to be predictive of probable PTSD several months after indirect exposure to the event. Parents, teachers, and the mass media should be aware of the negative impacts of disaster-related media exposure on adolescents' psychological health. (PsycINFO Database Record

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