Trajectories of Internalizing Problems in War-Affected Sierra Leonean Youth: Examining Conflict and Postconflict Factors
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Trajectories of internalizing problems in war-affected Sierra Leonean youth: examining conflict and postconflict factors.
Three waves of data from a prospective longitudinal study in Sierra Leone were used to examine internalizing trajectories in 529 war-affected youth (ages 10-17 at baseline; 25% female). Latent class growth analyses identified 4 trajectories: A large majority of youth maintained lower levels of internalizing problems (41.4%) or significantly improved over time (47.6%) despite very limited access...
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عنوان ژورنال: Child Development
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0009-3920
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01861.x