Types and effects of war trauma across different geographical regions and communities in El Salvador
The 12-year civil war exposure and the correlates of such experiences across different regions and communities in El Salvador were examined. A sample of 300 adult Salvadorean civilians living in the West, Central, and Eastern regions of the country were interviewed. Tests used to measure war exposur...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
01-01-1996
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| Summary: | The 12-year civil war exposure and the correlates of such experiences across different regions and communities in El Salvador were examined. A sample of 300 adult Salvadorean civilians living in the West, Central, and Eastern regions of the country were interviewed. Tests used to measure war exposure and symptomatology were the War Trauma Questionnaire (WTQ), and Los Angeles Community Violence Checklist (LACVC), the Post-Traumatic Stress Reaction Checklist (PTSRC), and the Los Angeles Symptom Checklist (LASC), respectively. Current results indicate that Salvadoreans' war exposure are multievent in nature; region was a significant factor for war exposure and symptomatology, with the Eastern region being significantly higher; and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology is meaningfully related to the number of war experiences in the civilian population. Community was not found to be a significant factor for war exposure and symptomatology. The findings are congruent with the study's hypothesis and previous theories. Practical and theoretical implications of these findings were discussed. |
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| ISBN: | 9780591026566 0591026562 |