Frequency of traumatic events, physical and psychological health among Maori

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume34
dc.contributor.authorHirini PR
dc.contributor.authorFlett RA
dc.contributor.authorLong NR
dc.contributor.authorMillar M
dc.date.available2005-03-01
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractWe examined the lifetime prevalence of 12 traumatic experiences (combat, child sex abuse, sexual abuse as an adult, family violence, other physical assault, theft by force, vehicle accident, other accident, natural disaster, disaster precautions, traumatic death (secondary trauma) and the links between these experiences and physical and mental health, via a cross sectional survey of 502 community dwelling New Zealand Maori adults. We found that the overall frequency with which such events occur in this group to be relatively high. Males were significantly more likely than females to report experience of combat, physical assault, theft by force, vehicle accident and other forms of accident. Females were significantly more likely to report sexual abuse as a child or adult, violence at the hands of a family member, and a traumatic death of a loved one. Younger respondents and those living in urban areas also reported more traumatic experiences of various sorts. There were some significant linkages between traumatic experiences and mental health (specifically PTSD, and the well-being scale of the MHI) but the size of the effects were small. We argue, that despite methodological limitations, these data are instructive about the frequency and impact of traumatic events among this group.
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dc.identifier.citationNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 2005, 34 (1), pp. 20 - 27 (8)
dc.identifier.elements-id9787
dc.identifier.issn0112-109X
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherNew Zealand Psychological Society
dc.relation.isPartOfNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPOSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER
dc.subjectGENERAL-POPULATION
dc.subjectLIFE EVENTS
dc.subjectMISSISSIPPI SCALE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectMENTAL-HEALTH
dc.subjectNEW-ZEALAND
dc.subjectSAMPLE
dc.subjectPTSD
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychology
dc.subject.anzsrc1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.titleFrequency of traumatic events, physical and psychological health among Maori
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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