Positive Traits versus Previous Trauma: Racially Different Correlates with PTSD Symptoms among Hurricane Katrina-Rita Volunteers

Autor/inn/en	Ai, Amy L.; Plummer, Carol; Kanno, Hanae; Heo, Grace; Appel, Hoa B.; Simon, Cassandra E.; Spigner, Clarence
Titel	Positive Traits versus Previous Trauma: Racially Different Correlates with PTSD Symptoms among Hurricane Katrina-Rita Volunteers
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 39 (2011) 4, S.402-420 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20442
Schlagwörter	African Americans; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Student Volunteers; Correlation; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Natural Disasters; Emotional Response; Regression (Statistics); Prediction; Whites; Comparative Analysis; Stress Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Emotionales Verhalten; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Vorhersage; White; Weißer
Abstract	This study compared risks and protective factors for acquiring symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) between African-American (n = 299) and European-American (n = 206) student volunteers 3 months after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (H-KR). Respondents retrospectively provided information on peritraumatic emotional reactions and previous trauma that were recalled by H-KR and H-KR stressors. African-American respondents reported higher levels of symptoms and higher rates of recollection of prior traumas during H-KR than their European-American counterparts. Hierarchical regression analyses found that previous trauma recollections predicted symptoms among European Americans but not among African Americans. Disaster-related stressors, however, affected African Americans more than European Americans. Though negative emotions had negative outcomes for both groups, positive emotions and hope served as protective factors for African Americans. (Contains 4 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10