Maltreatment history, trauma symptoms and research reactivity among adolescents in child protection services.

ABSTRACT: Objective:There is a well-documented link between child maltreatment and poor health across the lifespan. This provides a strong case for ongoing research with youth involved in the child welfare system to reduce negative outcomes and support resilience while being inclusive of youth voices. However, detailed inquiries about maltreatment history and health consequences may cause re-experiencing of events and psychological distress for study participants. Data that accounts for different contexts, such as severity of maltreatment history and current trauma symptomatology, have been limited in considering the question of potential harms to youth who participate in research-especially longitudinal studies. Methods:This study compared self-reported impact of research participation against maltreatment history and current post-traumatic stress symptomatology among a randomly selected group of adolescents (

SUBMITTER: Waechter R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6410491 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature