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Exposure to interpersonal violence and risk for PTSD, depression, delinquency, and binge drinking among adolescents: Data from the NSA‐R
Author(s) -
Cisler Josh M.,
Begle Angela M.,
Amstadter Ananda B.,
Resnick Heidi S.,
Danielson Carla Kmett,
Saunders Benjamin E.,
Kilpatrick Dean G.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.21672
Subject(s) - binge drinking , psychopathology , psychology , poison control , juvenile delinquency , injury prevention , clinical psychology , psychiatry , suicide prevention , depression (economics) , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
Abstract Interpersonal violence (IPV) is associated with a range of subsequent negative outcomes; however, research has yet to test whether IPV operates as a specific risk factor for separate psychopathology outcomes, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depressive symptoms, delinquent acts, or binge drinking. To address this, cumulative exposure to IPV and non‐IPV‐related traumatic events, PTSD symptoms, depressive symptoms, delinquent acts, and binge drinking were measured 3 times over approximately 3 years among a nationally representative sample of adolescents aged 12–17 ( N = 3,614 at Wave 1). Results demonstrated that cumulative IPV exposure predicted subsequent PTSD, depression, delinquency, and binge drinking (βs = .07, .12, .10, and .09, respectively; all p s < .01) when all cross‐relationships (e.g., the effect of delinquency on future binge drinking) were in the model. Exposure to non‐IPV traumatic events generally did not confer vulnerability to subsequent psychopathology outcomes. Overall, findings from this study advance the literature in this area by exploring consequences for adolescents following cumulative IPV exposure.