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Research on the longitudinal relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and social support among survivors of large-scale trauma is limited. This study assessed bidirectional relationships between PTSD and perceived social support in a large sample of the 9/11-exposed cohort over a 14-year follow-up. We used data from 23,165 World Tr...
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... the 68,043 enrollees, 27,959 participated in follow-up surveys W2 to W4. Compared to non-participants (n = 40,084) in any of the W2 to W4, participants in all three follow-up surveys were more likely to be male, non-Latino White, and to have higher educational attainment (Table S1). Participants were also slightly older at W1 (mean age 45.6 years (SD: 10.8) vs. 43.5 (12.8)) and had lower mean scores of PCL than non-participants (29.6 (SD: 12.4) vs. 31.5 ...Context 2
... the 27,959 enrollees who participated in all four waves, as mentioned above, we excluded those with incomplete data on social support (n = 1661) and PCL (n = 2948), and those with pre-9/11-diagnosed PTSD (n = 185), leaving a sample of 23,165 for the data analysis. Table 1 presents the characteristics of the overall study sample and the characteristics of those with high baseline PTSD symptoms (i.e., PCL ≥ 44). The sample was predominantly non-Latino White (75.6%) and male (62.5%). ...Similar publications
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... In alignment with this bidirectional perspective, an examination of the longitudinal interplay between PTSD and social support among survivors of large-scale trauma has been undertaken [22]. This study delves into the relationships between PTSD and perceived social support across a 14-year follow-up within a sizable sample of a terror-exposed cohort. ...
Resilience is common, yet our understanding of key biopsychosocial and environmental correlates is limited. Additionally, perceived resilience is often conflated with absence of psychiatric symptoms. Here we leverage prospective, longitudinal data from 1835 Marines and Navy Corpsmen to examine predictors of perceived resilience 3 months after a combat deployment, while controlling for pre-deployment and concurrent psychiatric symptoms. Marines and Corpsmen did not differ significantly on psychosocial or clinical factors, and 50.4% reported high perceived resilience after deployment. Across groups, the strongest predictors of post-deployment perceived resilience were pre-deployment perceived resilience, positive emotions, and social support. Concurrent depression was the only clinical symptom negatively associated with perceived resilience. Our findings suggest that perceived resilience is a multi-dimensional construct that involves both psychosocial and personality factors, including but not limited to low psychopathology. Notably, establishing strong social support networks and encouraging positive emotions may help promote resilience following deployment.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a disaster could change over time. This study aimed to analyze the risk factors of PTSD among the 2004 Indian tsunami survivors in Aceh and North Sumatra province, Indonesia. It mapped the trajectory recovery pattern of mental illness and examined the medium-term PTSD consequence five and 18 months after the disaster using a large longitudinal survey. Multivariate logistic regression was employed to derive the association between the post-traumatic stress disorder trajectory group and risk factors. The results showed that 15% and 20% of the respondents had persistent medium-term and delayed-onset PTSD, respectively. The vital predictors of persistent PTSD included being female, aged 50 and older, married, and having higher direct trauma exposures to the tsunami. Furthermore, delayed-onset PTSD was associated with negative life events after the tsunami and perceived less social support. The results indicate the necessity to understand the predictors for each PTSD trajectory group's effective intervention regarding mental health after the disaster.
