TY - JOUR
T1 - Child and Parent Reaction to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
AU - HANDFORD, H. ALLEN
AU - MAYES, SUSAN DICKERSON
AU - MATTISON, RICHARD E.
AU - HUMPHREY, FREDERICK J.
AU - BAGNATO, STEPHEN
AU - BIXLER, EDWARD O.
AU - KALES, JOYCE D.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - Thirty-five local children and their parents were studied 1 1/2 years after the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear accident. On a standardized self-report measure, the children were found to have a level of residual anxiety that was not identified by their parents. These children also consistently reported stronger and more symptomatic responses to the TMI accident for themselves than their parents did for them. Child intensity-of-reaction scores were significantly related to mother-father discordance in mood and reaction to the event. Four of the children who were psychiatrically disturbed showed significantly high or low intensity-of-reaction levels.
AB - Thirty-five local children and their parents were studied 1 1/2 years after the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear accident. On a standardized self-report measure, the children were found to have a level of residual anxiety that was not identified by their parents. These children also consistently reported stronger and more symptomatic responses to the TMI accident for themselves than their parents did for them. Child intensity-of-reaction scores were significantly related to mother-father discordance in mood and reaction to the event. Four of the children who were psychiatrically disturbed showed significantly high or low intensity-of-reaction levels.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-7138(09)60256-9
DO - 10.1016/S0002-7138(09)60256-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022472941
SN - 0002-7138
VL - 25
SP - 346
EP - 356
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry
IS - 3
ER -
