Abstract
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Croatian Children Exposed to War: A Prospective Study Summarized by Lance Havens and Richard Lieberman, NCSP, Loyola Marymount University The purpose of this study was to examine posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children who were exposed to military attacks, and to explore the correlation between predictive variables and the presence of PTSD. All variables were defined by, and assessed through the use of standardized questionnaires (i.e., Questionnaire for Examination of Posttraumatic Stress Reactions in Children (QPTSR-C), Questionnaire on Children's Stressful and Traumatic War Experiences (QSTWE), Externality of Control Scale for Children (ECS-C), Revised School-Agers' Coping Strategies Inventory (SCSI-R), and Perceived Social Support Scale for Children (PSSS-C)].