Author(s): ZHENG Lu-lu, WEI Qing, DENG Jing, School of Teacher Education, Chengdu University
Pages: 1500-1502+1506
Year: 2015 Issue:  10
Journal: Chinese Journal of School Health
Keyword:  Natural disasters; Wounds and injuries; Pressure; Students;
Abstract: Objective To investigate posttraumatic stress disorder( PTSD) among students 4 years after Sichuan earthquake. Methods Impact of Event Scale-Revised( IES- R) was administered among 1500 students who were from 8 primary /middle schools in Qingchuan area. Results Students still had some degree of PTSD( 32. 9%); Subscales of avoidance,hyper-arousal and intrusion correlated with each other( r23= 0. 653,r24= 0. 779,r34= 0. 731,P < 0. 01). MANOVA revealed significant interaction between gender and grade on avoidance and hyper- arousal( Wilks’ λ = 0. 976,F( 6,2440)= 5. 039,P < 0. 01); Gender difference became more prominent among senior middle school students than those from primary and junior middle school( M malehyperarousal = 12. 978,M female-hyperarousal = 14. 353,P < 0. 01; M male-avoidance = 8. 186,M female-avoidance = 9. 996,P< 0. 01). Significant main effects of grade on all dimensions of IES- R were found,and subscale scores of avoidance,hyper-arousal and intrusion increased with grade( Wilks’ λ = 0. 871,F( 6,2440)= 29. 023,P < 0. 01). Conclusion Four years after the earthquake,student survivors still present some degree of PTSD. Female students and senior students may be at greater risk of developing post- traumatic stress disorder.