Holly F Pedersen, Lynae Holmen
Deaf on the Prairie: Combining Traditional and Contemporary Learning Theories
American annals of the deaf
aim study aimed explore effects war traumatic exposure emotional behavioral problems sample kosovar war veterans wives veterans 16 years 19981999 war well whether level education income wellbeing substance use predictors emotional behavioral problems methods selfreport data obtained 373 adults 247 male war veterans 662 sample 126 wives male war veterans 338 sample sample recruited list war veterans provided kosovar national association war veterans mean age participants 4542 standard deviation sd 764 years measurements comprised sociodemographic brief structured interview wellbeing index who5 harvard trauma questionnaire adult self report asr logistic regression analysis conducted explore demographic variables predictors asr general scales subscales multivariate analysis covariance performed adding covariates continuous variables pointed logistic regression analysis discriminating factors groups post hoc analyses corrected estimated partial 2 measure effect size results higher traumatic exposure war greater tendency emotional problems behavioral problems kinds participants result showed differences prevalence emotional behavioral problems two groups veterans wives veterans differences seeking professional help emotional behavioral problems wives veterans living rural areas showed higher scores almost asr scales compared living urban areas even veterans urban rural areas veterans elementary education level highest scores compared groups veterans poor wellbeing highest scores compared groups using internalizing externalizing total problems outcome variables trauma exposure smoking drinking alcohol wellbeing predictors found model significant predictor male female participants three scales conclusion relationship found level exposure traumatic events emotional behavior problems well factors moderated relations war veterans wives help global mental health researchers address contextual dimensions relationship identify better ways prevent treat problems