I would say, most certainly, for events that bring on traumatic stress create 'cause and effect' behaviour in individuals. If a stimulous is negative, then they'll be corresponding behaviour as compensation. The more a stress incident is played out to the ears, eyes, sensitivities of a child, their minds are forming neural pathways to compensate for the negative stimulous. However, in a situation where the child is growing in a positive environment, the child has more likelihood of developing socially, academically and being less reliant on habits like alcohol and drugs - mind-numbing substances that take away bad feelings, that the child may be all-too-used-to experiencing.
Do you have any specific examples for further discussion?
