Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, son bir yılda travmatik olay veya stres yükleyici olay yaşamış ergenlerde görülen travmatik stres belirti şiddetinin karşılaştırılması olarak belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, travmatik olay niteliðine (kiþilerarasý ve kiþilerarasý olmayan) ve cinsiyete göre TSBB belirti þiddetinde fark olup olmadýðý da incelenmiþtir. Yöntem: Çalýþma grubunu 781 ergen arasýndan seçilen, travmatik ve stres yükleyici olay yaþamýþ 325 ergen oluþturmuþtur. Katýlýmcýlarýn yaþ aralýðý 14-19 arasýndadýr (16.24 ±1.02). Veriler, Travma sonrasý Stres Taný Ölçeði ve Travmatik Yaþantýlar Bilgi Formu ve aracýlýðýyla toplanmýþtýr. Bulgular: Araþtýrmanýn sonuçlarýna göre, katýlýmcýlarýn son bir yýlda yaþadýklarý travmatik olay türüne (sadece travmatik olay, sadece stres yükleyici olay, hem travmatik hem stres yükleyici olay ve travma türü belirtilmemiþ olay) göre travma belirti þiddeti toplam puanlarýnda, yeniden yaþantýlama, kaçýnma ve aþýrý uyarýlmýþlýk alt boyutlarýnda anlamlý farklýlýk bulunmamýþtýr. Kiþilerarasý travmatik olaya maruz kalan grupta travmatik belirti þiddeti kiþilerarasý olmayan travmatik olaya maruz kalanlardan yüksek bulunmuþtur. Kadýnlarda travmatik belirti þiddeti, yeniden yaþantýlama, kaçýnma ve aþýrý uyarýlmýþlýk alt boyutlarýnda erkeklerden anlamlý derecede yüksek bulunmuþtur. Sonuç: Araþtýrma sonuçlarý TSSB belirti þiddeti yüksek olan ergenlerde, taný ölçütlerini karþýlamasýna bakmaksýzýn son bir yýlda yaþanan olumsuz yaþam olaylarýnýn TSSB geliþtirme riski olarak dikkate alýnabileceðini ve doðru müdahale planlamasý için anahtar olabileceðini desteklemektedir. Araþtýrmanýn sonuçlarý, A ölçütlerinin geniþletilmesi yönündeki tartýþmalara katký saðlamaktadýr.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms between adolescents who were exposed to traumatic events and those who were exposed to distressing events in the previous year. Besides, the severity of the posttraumatic stress symptoms with respect to the event characteristics (namely interpersonal and not interpersonal), and gender was investigated. Method: Study group was composed of 781 adolescents in total. From among them, 325 adolescents exposed to traumatic or distressing events in the previous year were selected. The age range of the participants was between 14-19 years (16.24 ±1.02). Data were collected through The Post Traumatic Diagnostic Scale and The Traumatic Experiences Information Form. Results: According to results, the total severity scores of traumatic symptoms, total score of re-experiencing, avoidance and arousal subscales did not show difference with respect to the type of trauma (traumatic event, distressing event and both traumatic and distressing event). Besides, the group of participants exposed to interpersonal trauma had significantly higher scores on the severity of traumatic symptoms than those exposed to non-interpersonal trauma. Finally, women had significantly higher scores on the severity of traumatic symptoms, as well as on re-experiencing, avoidance and arousal subscales. Discussion: Findings suggest that negative life events which happened within the previous year, regardless of meeting the diagnostic criteria, may create a risk for PTSD for adolescents suffering from highly severe traumatic symptoms, which is a critical factor in effective intervention planning. Additionally, the findings contributes to the discussion about the expanding the A Criteria.