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  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Trauma Studies

Background:

  • Conflict-related trauma significantly impacts adolescent biopsychosocial development.
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common outcome of trauma exposure in adolescents.
  • Cognitive functioning is often adversely affected by trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms on cognitive functioning.
  • To compare cognitive performance in trauma-related versus neutral contexts.
  • To examine working memory capacity in adolescent refugees exposed to trauma.

Main Methods:

  • Study included Afghan adolescent refugees with high PTSD symptomatology and non-trauma-exposed controls.
  • Participants (N=47, 43% female, ages 13-19) completed a visual working memory task.
  • The task involved trauma-related (affective) and neutral distractors.

Main Results:

  • Working memory capacity was significantly poorer in trauma-exposed adolescents with PTSD when presented with trauma-related distractors.
  • No significant difference in working memory was observed with neutral distractors.
  • Cognitive functioning was context-dependent, particularly in the presence of affective stimuli.

Conclusions:

  • Investigating posttraumatic cognitive functioning within affective contexts is crucial.
  • Affective working memory capacity is a potential target for interventions.
  • Trauma-related distractors impair cognitive performance in adolescents with PTSD.