Ofelia Castro Schepers
Exploring the demographics of teachers who experience secondary traumatic stress
BMC psychology
purpose study identify factors affecting social competence schoolaged children according alcohol consumption parents participants 558 5th grade elementary school students data collected using structured questionnaires september 17 october 2 2013 analyzed using descriptive statistics test ttest anova pearson correlation coefficients stepwise multiple regression analysis spss pc 210 program participants classified three groups according alcohol use nonuse parent group 527 social use parent group 310 problem use parent group 163 participants whose parents problem users significantly lower scores emotional awareness expression f1445 p001 social support f582 p003 social competence f1633 p001 compared students two groups schoolaged children parents alcohol abusers variables predicted social competence friend support 660 results emphasize importance focusing crucial role peer support development social competence schoolaged children parents abuse alcohol children interventions aimed improving social support childrens emotional awareness expression may beneficial