Image control and posttraumatic symptoms in children following scud missile attacks

Based on previous studies reporting an association between high image contr ol and low posttraumatic symptoms in adults exposed to a traumatic event, t his study explored whether a high capacity for image control by children ma y serve as protective factor against the long-term effect of trauma. The sa mple consisted of 39 children displaced due to the destruction of their hom es after the missile attack on Tel-Aviv during the Gulf War, Analysis confi rmed the hypothesis that low scores on the Test of Visual Image Control wer e associated with specific posttraumatic symptoms but not with general ones .