PTSD, Optimism, Religious Commitment, and Growth as Post-Trauma Trajectories: A Structural Equation Modeling of Former Refugees

Autor/in	Acquaye, Hannah E.
Titel	PTSD, Optimism, Religious Commitment, and Growth as Post-Trauma Trajectories: A Structural Equation Modeling of Former Refugees
Quelle	In: Professional Counselor, 7 (2017) 4, S.330-348 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-3989
DOI	10.15241/hea.7.4.330
Schlagwörter	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Resilience (Psychology); Positive Attitudes; Religious Factors; Refugees; Comparative Analysis; Mental Health; Fear; Anxiety; Psychological Patterns; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Psychopathology; Foreign Countries; Screening Tests; Check Lists; Questionnaires; Counselor Client Relationship; Counseling Services; Structural Equation Models; Statistical Analysis; Liberia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Flüchtling; Psychohygiene; Furcht; Angst; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Psychopathologie; Ausland; Screening-Verfahren; Checkliste; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Refugees report several mental health challenges associated with pre-, peri-, and post-flight conditions. Some of these challenges include fear, anxiety, hypervigilance, hyperarousal, and nightmares--symptoms that could meet the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite these challenges, some refugees also report psychological growth with nomenclature like post-traumatic growth, resilience, and benefit-finding. This study examined the directional relationship among war-related events, optimism, PTSD, religious commitment, and growth. Prior studies in traumatized samples have demonstrated that PTSD and growth can occur concurrently, while optimism and religiousness may enhance growth. The hypotheses undergirding this study posited that participants in this non-Western population could demonstrate concurrent PTSD and growth, while those with higher levels of optimism and religiousness would exhibit increased levels of growth compared to those with lower levels. For a sample of 444 former refugees, hypotheses were theoretically modeled to identify whether the data fit the model. Inspection of fit indices provided support for the hypothesized model. Implications for professional counselors are included and recommendations for future research are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01