The Mediating Role of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Tendency to Forgive, Social Support, and Psychosocial Functioning of Terror Survivors

The study reported in this article examined the relationship between psychosocial functioning and tendency to forgive, social support, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of terror survivors (N = 108). Structural equation modeling was used to examine whether PTSD symptoms mediated the...

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Published in:Health & social work 2018-08, Vol.43 (3), p.147-154
Main Author: Weinberg, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Cognitive coping
Emotions
Female
Forgiveness
Humans
Israel
Male
Middle Aged
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychological trauma
Psychosocial factors
Psychosocial functioning
Social Support
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Structural equation modeling
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivor
Survivors - psychology
Symptoms
Terrorism - psychology
Therapists
Trauma
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Summary:The study reported in this article examined the relationship between psychosocial functioning and tendency to forgive, social support, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of terror survivors (N = 108). Structural equation modeling was used to examine whether PTSD symptoms mediated the association between tendency to forgive, social support, and psychosocial functioning. The findings demonstrated that the association between tendency to forgive and psychosocial functioning was mediated exclusively by PTSD symptoms, whereas the association between social support and psychosocial functioning was partially mediated by PTSD symptoms. The study reinforces the importance of addressing trauma survivors' psychosocial functioning as an emotional state associated with tendency to forgive, social support, and PTSD symptoms. In addition, the findings suggest that when treating trauma survivors, therapists should be aware of PTSD not only as an emotional consequence of trauma, but also as a mediator of numerous emotional and cognitive coping mechanisms.
ISSN:0360-7283
1545-6854
DOI:10.1093/hsw/hly014