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dc.contributor.authorStrøm, Ida Frugård
dc.contributor.authorDyb, Grete Anita
dc.contributor.authorWentzel-Larsen, Tore
dc.contributor.authorStene, Lise Eilin
dc.contributor.authorSchultz, Jon Håkon
dc.contributor.authorStensland, Synne
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T09:08:06Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T09:08:06Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-29
dc.description.abstractTerror exposure increases the risk of somatic and psychological health problems in survivors. Yet, knowledge of how such exposure affects survivors’ ability to stay in school is lacking. This study examined whether exposure to the 2011 Utøya terrorist attack in Norway impacted survivors’ ability to complete high school. Further, it aimed to identify important peri- and posttraumatic risk and protective factors. Interview data from the Utøya study, collected 4–5 months postterror, were linked to individual educational registry data for 265 survivors. Chi-square tests and ordinal logistic regression analyses were used to examine (a) high school completion among younger survivors (n = 185, age range: 13–18 years, 52.4% female) compared to both older survivors (i.e., who had the possibility of completing high school before the terror attacks; n = 80, age range: 19–21 years, 40.0% female) and the national average and (b) associations between high school completion and physical injury, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), somatic symptoms, and social support among younger survivors. Younger survivors were significantly less likely to complete high school on time. Among younger adolescents, physical injury, aOR = 0.36, 95% CI [0.16, 0.81]; higherlevel PTSS, aOR = 0.54, 95% CI [0.33, 0.88]; and somatic symptoms, aOR = 0.51, 95% CI [0.29, 0.91], lowered the likelihood of on-time completion. Terror exposure in adolescence adversely affects long-term educational functioning in young survivors, which can severely hamper their future prospects. These findings reinforce the need for trauma-sensitive teaching and educator-provided support for adolescents exposed to trauma.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStrøm IF, Dyb G, Wentzel-Larsen T, Stene LE, Schultz J, Stensland SØB. Terror leaves adolescents behind: Identifying risk and protective factors for high-school completion among survivors of terrorism. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2023en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2150285
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jts.22935
dc.identifier.issn0894-9867
dc.identifier.issn1573-6598
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30647
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Traumatic Stress
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)en_US
dc.titleTerror leaves adolescents behind: Identifying risk and protective factors for high-school completion among survivors of terrorismen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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