Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Predicting Factors Among Children Affected by AIDS
研究调查了1221名受艾滋病影响儿童的创伤后应激障碍症状，发现生活事件和污名经历直接影响症状，认知评价起中介作用。
The current study explored the PTSD(Post traumatic Stress Disorder) symptoms among children affected by AIDS,and the relationship with life eyents,stigma experience,cognitive appraisal.1221 children participated in the research.Data analysis showed that(1) Children affected by AIDS had significant high scores than normative samples in the USA in UND and HYP,but,had significant low scores in ANX,DEP,PES and DIS;(2) Children who were female,elder,double and single AIDS orphans got significant high scores than the corresponding samples respectively;(3) Life events,stigma experience could affect PTSD symptoms directly,and appraisal could act as a media variable among life events,stigma experience and PTSD symptoms.