What are the risk factors for stress symptoms after terrorism?
Findings from a study following the Oklahoma City bombing found that two factors related to increased stress symptoms in children: • higher levels of television coverage viewed by the child • higher parental distress This latter finding indicates a relationship between parental and child distress. Other studies indicate that more severe reactions are related to being female and knowing someone injured or killed. In addition, symptoms of arousal and fear presenting seven weeks after the bombing were significant predictors of PTSD.
