Longitudinal Relationships Between Neuroticism, Avoidant Coping, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Adolescents Following the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China.
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| Title: | Longitudinal Relationships Between Neuroticism, Avoidant Coping, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Adolescents Following the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China. |
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| Authors: | An, Yuanyuan (AUTHOR), Fu, Fang (AUTHOR), Wu, Xinchun (AUTHOR), Lin, Chongde (AUTHOR), Zhang, Yayi (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Loss & Trauma. Nov2013, Vol. 18 Issue 6, p556-571. 16p. 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Natural disasters & psychology, Natural disasters, Psychological adaptation, Analysis of variance, Chi-squared test, Statistical correlation, Neuroses, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Probability theory, Research funding, Scales (Weighing instruments), Statistics, Data analysis, Repeated measures design, Data analysis software, Descriptive statistics, Adolescence |
| Geographic Terms: | China |
| Abstract: | The Wenchuan earthquake, which occurred in southwestern China in May 2008, was a source of severe psychological distress to adolescents. This study explored the developmental trajectory of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and the longitudinal relationships between neuroticism, avoidant coping, and PTSD symptoms measured at three time points: 1 year (T1), 1.5 years (T2), and 2 years (T3) after the earthquake. The participants included 636 adolescents from several high schools located in the areas that were most severely affected by the earthquake. Structural equation modeling results revealed bidirectional effects between neuroticism, avoidant coping, and PTSD symptoms. More severe PTSD symptoms predicted higher levels of avoidant coping at T1–T2 and T2–T3 but only predicted higher levels of neuroticism at T1–T2. Higher levels of neuroticism at T1 predicted more severe PTSD symptoms at T1–T2, while higher levels of avoidant coping at T1 predicted more severe PTSD symptoms at T2–T3. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The Wenchuan earthquake, which occurred in southwestern China in May 2008, was a source of severe psychological distress to adolescents. This study explored the developmental trajectory of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and the longitudinal relationships between neuroticism, avoidant coping, and PTSD symptoms measured at three time points: 1 year (T1), 1.5 years (T2), and 2 years (T3) after the earthquake. The participants included 636 adolescents from several high schools located in the areas that were most severely affected by the earthquake. Structural equation modeling results revealed bidirectional effects between neuroticism, avoidant coping, and PTSD symptoms. More severe PTSD symptoms predicted higher levels of avoidant coping at T1–T2 and T2–T3 but only predicted higher levels of neuroticism at T1–T2. Higher levels of neuroticism at T1 predicted more severe PTSD symptoms at T1–T2, while higher levels of avoidant coping at T1 predicted more severe PTSD symptoms at T2–T3. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| ISSN: | 15325024 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15325024.2012.719351 |
