Black girls bear a higher burden of juvenile justice involvement in the United States, relative to other racial/ethnic female groups. Emerging evidence suggests that system involvement is related to trauma histories and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study investigated the associations between individual, family, and peer factors, and their relationship to PTSD among Black girls with juvenile justice involvement. Cross-sectional data were collected from 188 Black girls in detention. Measures assessed were history of abuse, negative peer norms, future orientation, caregiver support, self-esteem, age, and PTSD symptoms. Major regression findings indicated that higher rates of caregiver support, higher negative peer norms, lower self-esteem rates, and lower future orientation rates were correlated with greater PTSD symptoms. Treatment programs for this population warrant a multisystemic approach, which includes caregivers and peers, and bolstering important constructs such as self-esteem and hopefulness.

相对于其他种族/族裔女性群体，黑人女孩在美国的少年司法工作负担较高。越来越多的证据表明，系统参与与创伤史和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）有关。这项研究调查了青少年司法介入的黑人女孩中个人，家庭和同伴因素之间的关联及其与PTSD的关系。横断面数据是从188名被拘留的黑人女孩那里收集的。评估的措施包括虐待史，同龄人规范否定，未来取向，照顾者的支持，自尊，年龄和PTSD症状。主要的回归结果表明，更高的照护者支持率，更高的负同伴规范，更低的自尊率和更低的未来定向率与更大的PTSD症状相关。