Attention and Memory in School-Age Children Surviving the Terrorist Attack in Beslan, Russia

Autor/inn/en	Scrimin, Sara; Moscardino, Ughetta; Capello, Fabia; Axia, Giovanna
Titel	Attention and Memory in School-Age Children Surviving the Terrorist Attack in Beslan, Russia
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38 (2009) 3, S.402-414 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
Schlagwörter	Terrorism; Memory; Comparative Analysis; Spatial Ability; Visual Perception; Foreign Countries; Attention; Neuropsychology; Psychological Patterns; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grief; Death; Coping; Russia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Terrorismus; Gedächtnis; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Ausland; Aufmerksamkeit; Neuropsychologie; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Trauer; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Bewältigung; Russland
Abstract	Little is known about the impact of terrorism on children's cognitive functioning and school learning. The primary purpose of this study was to report on cognitive functioning among school-age children 20 months after a terrorist attack against their school. Participants included 203 directly and indirectly exposed children from Beslan and 100 nonexposed children from another town of the Russian Federation. All children were tested using nonverbal neuropsychological measures of attention, memory, and visual-spatial performance. Predisaster traumatic events and terrorism-related exposure factors were evaluated. Findings revealed that overall, directly and indirectly exposed children performed significantly less well than controls in all domains. In addition, direct exposure and loss of a family member were associated with poor memory performance. (Contains 1 footnote, 3 tables, and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10