ArticleNature human behaviour2021
Neural vulnerability and hurricane-related media are associated with post-traumatic stress in youth.
Article in Nature human behaviour, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Reimagining the biopsychosocial model: hierarchical mechanisms from transdiagnostic to precision psychiatry.Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN · 2026Review
- The impact of PTSD symptoms on post-disaster consumption: tertiary victims of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes in Türkiye.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Post-traumatic stress among adolescents following the October 7th attack in Israel: implications for mental health policy and planning.Israel journal of health policy research · 2025Article
- Impact of Media-Induced Uncertainty on Mental Health: Narrative-Based Perspective.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Parental Monitoring, Parental Knowledge, and the Occurrence of Potentially Traumatic Events in Adolescence.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Psychological Distress Trends and Effect of Media Exposure Among Community Residents After the Seoul Halloween Crowd Crush.Journal of Korean medical science · 2024Article
- Effects of media exposure on PTSD symptoms in college students during the COVID-19 outbreak.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Experiences on Adolescent Internalizing Problems and Substance Use Among a Predominantly Latinx Sample.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2022Article
- COVID-19-Related Posttraumatic Stress in U.S. and Canadian Youth in the First Year of the Pandemic.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Article
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Abstract
The human toll of disasters extends beyond death, injury and loss. Post-traumatic stress (PTS) can be common among directly exposed individuals, and children are particularly vulnerable. Even children far removed from harm's way report PTS, and media-based exposure may partially account for this phenomenon. In this study, we examine this issue using data from nearly 400 9- to 11-year-old children collected before and after Hurricane Irma, evaluating whether pre-existing neural patterns moderate associations between hurricane experiences and later PTS. The 'dose' of both self-reported objective exposure and media exposure predicted PTS, the latter even among children far from the hurricane. Furthermore, neural responses in brain regions associated with anxiety and stress conferred particular vulnerability. For example, heightened amygdala reactivity to fearful stimuli moderated the association between self-reported media exposure and PTS. Collectively, these findings show that for some youth with measurable vulnerability, consuming extensive disaster-related media may offer an alternative pathway to disaster exposure that transcends geography and objective risk.
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