The Role of Self-Concept in a Community-Based Study of the Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Trauma-Exposed Children

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dc.contributor.advisorMuller, Robert Tom
dc.contributor.authorKonanur, Sheila
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T21:15:43Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T21:15:43Z
dc.date.copyright2024-03-01
dc.date.issued2024-07-18
dc.date.updated2024-07-18T21:15:43Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractTrauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT) is a widely used treatment model for trauma (Cohen, Mannarino, & Deblinger, 2006). The Healthy Coping Program was a multi-site community-based study which evaluated the effectiveness of TF-CBT with trauma-exposed school-aged children in a diverse Canadian city (Muller & DiPaolo, 2008). Using data from the Healthy Coping Program, the role of children’s self-concept, and its relationship to posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms were examined. Self-report data were collected from a total of 111 trauma-exposed children referred for a trauma-focused intervention (assessment and TF-CBT). Children’s self-concept was measured using the short form version of the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale – Second Edition (Fitts & Warren, 1996). Children’s PTS was measured using the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (Briere, 1996). Trauma-exposed children’s self-concept was found to have a decreasingly significant negative relationship with PTS symptoms over the course of assessment and TF-CBT. Self-concept was significantly more dysfunctional amongst trauma-exposed children compared to a normative sample of children. Significant improvements in trauma-exposed children’s self-concept were observed after receiving trauma-focused intervention. Trauma-exposed children’s self-concept moved from a clinically dysfunctional range to the clinically functional range over the course of the assessment and continued to improve during TF-CBT. Further, these improvements were maintained at a six-month follow-up. These findings support the effectiveness of TF-CBT in improving trauma-exposed children’s self-concept and underscore the importance of considering how children view themselves after trauma. Clinical implications are discussed.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42113
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectClinical psychology
dc.subjectDevelopmental psychology
dc.subject.keywordsChild
dc.subject.keywordsDevelopment
dc.subject.keywordsTrauma
dc.subject.keywordsAbuse
dc.subject.keywordsTF-CBT
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity-based
dc.subject.keywordsSelf-concept
dc.subject.keywordsPosttraumatic stress
dc.titleThe Role of Self-Concept in a Community-Based Study of the Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Trauma-Exposed Children
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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