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- The study investigates Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) symptoms in children facing adversity in China, highlighting a gap in existing research on this topic.
- Using a sample of 244 children aged 9 to 16, researchers applied the International Trauma Questionnaire to assess symptoms and employed network analysis to identify central symptoms.
- Key findings indicate that avoidance and emotional numbing are primary symptoms, while re-experiencing is crucial in understanding the CPTSD network in children, suggesting a need for targeted support for these vulnerable groups.
Article Abstract
Backgrounds: Complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is closely related to childhood trauma, yet there is a dearth of studies that have explored the symptoms of CPTSD among children in adversity.
Objective: The current study aimed to explore the structure of the CPTSD network and to identify central symptoms in a sample of de facto unattended children in China.
Methods: In total, 244 children and adolescents were included in the analysis, ranging from 9 to 16 years old (11.72 ± 1.64), with 45.49 % girls and 53.67 % boys. The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) was used to assess CPTSD symptoms. We used a regularized partial correlation network to identify which symptoms had a high level of strength centrality or bridge centrality, and a Bayesian network to identify the upstream symptoms.
Results: The results showed that avoidance and emotional numbing had the highest level of strength centrality. Exaggerated startle response and emotional numbing had the highest level of bridge centrality. Last, re-experiencing was identified as upstream in the Bayesian network. Developmental differences are observed in CPTSD symptom centrality compared to adult populations.
Conclusions: These findings offer insight into key symptoms of CPTSD in vulnerable children and adolescents. We revealed that children and adolescents in adversity who exhibit avoidance, emotional numbing, and re-experiencing should be given more attention.
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