ERIC Number: EJ802921
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jul
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-4416
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Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts and Cognitive Functioning in Kindergarten and Young Elementary School-Age Children Following Hurricane Katrina
Sprung, Manuel
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, v37 n3 p575-587 Jul 2008
Seven months after Hurricane Katrina, 183 five- to eight-year-old children were surveyed about their own intrusive thoughts and tested on their level of cognitive functioning (knowledge about the mind and the mind's operations). Basic developmental research suggests that children who lack sufficient knowledge about the mind should have difficulties answering questions about intrusive thoughts. Hurricane-affected children reported relatively more intrusive thoughts with negative content than nonaffected children reported. An association between children's level of understanding of the mind and their ability to report on their own intrusive thoughts supports this hypothesis. Results point to a funneling of intrusive thoughts toward negative content following a traumatic event and highlight the importance of considering children's level of understanding of the mind when investigating intrusive thoughts in young children. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Psychologists, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Children, Surveys, Feedback (Response), Emotional Response, Skills, Cognitive Development, Natural Disasters, Child Development, Beliefs, Preschool Children, Auditory Stimuli, Visual Aids
Lawrence Erlbaum. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/default.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
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