Caregiver problem drinking and trajectories of post-traumatic stress among youth

Orion Mowbray, Mariam Fatehi, Porter Jennings-McGarity, Claudette Grinnell-Davis and Jennifer Elkins

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 116, issue C

Abstract: Youth raised by a caregiver experiencing harmful effects associated with alcohol use may experience multiple types of adversity. While the association between caregiver problem drinking and child maltreatment are well established, there is little knowledge on how caregiver problem drinking relates to trajectories of post-traumatic stress over time in youth who are at-risk or are involved in the child welfare system. Using data from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN), this study examined scores from the Trauma Symptom Checklist for youth at ages 8, 12 and 16. Controlling for caregiver depression, child behavioral health, and sociodemographics, results show that post-traumatic stress symptoms significantly decline over time for both groups, but youth of caregivers with problem drinking are more likely to report post-traumatic stress at age 16 in comparison to youth of caregivers with no problem drinking. These results can assist practitioners in identifying specific time points where tailored, trauma-informed, collaborative systems interventions can be developed to reduce the problems associated with youth post-traumatic stress.

Keywords: Youth trauma; Parental alcohol use; Post-traumatic stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105171

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