Adolescents World Assumptions following the Southeast Asian Tsunami.

Eighty-eight Norwegian adolescents (48 females,  40 males), aged 12–18, were interviewed in their homes. Negative changes in world assumptions were expected. The results show, however, that most of the adolescents did not report changes in world assumptions. The changes that were reported went both in a positive and a negative direction. Some of the reported changes (both positive and negative) showed significant correlation with higher PTSD scores