Traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder among flood victims: Testing a multiple mediating model

Ben-xian, Yao; Zhou, Xiao

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“…Therefore, traumatic exposure may have an indirect effect on PTSD via fear. These findings were also approved in our previous study (Quan et al, 2017).…”

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“…Additionally, we also found that fear was a mediator between severity of traumatic exposure and PTSD, which indicated that the severity of traumatic exposure of flood victims also caused PTSD by increasing fear. Here, experiencing the flood natural disasters, victims may suffer from injury and the loss of properties, which may threaten their safety (e.g., Quan et al, 2017), and cause their fear relating to injury, death, and in the case of flood victims, flood reoccurrence. The anxiety buffer disruption theory (Tom & Pelin, 2011) proposes that in fearful states, worry and fear will increase sensitivity of individuals to trauma-relevant clues, causing the appearance of intrusive symptoms, and finally may elicit the occurrence of PTSD.…”

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“…Based on the same sample as previous study (Quan et al, 2017), one hundred and ninety-nine flood victims participated in the study. Data from 12 participants were excluded from analyses due to invalid responses according to the simple, repetitive and incomplete answers.…”

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“…Based on Wu et al's (2013) questionnaire, we carried out qualitative interviews with flood victims and found that in addition to fearing or worrying about the death or injury of themselves and family members, the flood victims also seemed to be worried about the loss of property, secondary flooding, and so forth. Based on Wu et al's (2013) questionnaire and the results of our interview, we developed a seven-item posttraumatic fear questionnaire (Quan, Zhen, Yao, & Zhou, 2017). Each item of this questionnaire was rated on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 0 (completely disagree) to 4 (completely agree).…”

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“…For example, Xiong et al (2016) found that the incidence of PTSD after the flood disaster was in the range of 26-50%. Quan et al (2017) found that after the flood disaster, the incidence of PTSD among the victims was as high as 25.1%. The high incidence of PTSD triggered further research aiming to identify the factors which may influence its development (Quan et al, 2017).…”

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Relationship between Traumatic Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Flood Victims: Roles of Fear and Self-Disclosure

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Background: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the most prevalent psychopathologies experienced by victims following natural disasters. The severity of traumatic experience may be a critical risk factor for the development of PTSD. Nevertheless, other factors may also lead to PTSD. We propose that fear and self-disclosure could be two important factors. Previous studies have examined their unique roles in PTSD, but their combined role in PTSD has been rarely assessed. To fill this gap, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between severity of traumatic exposure, fear, self-disclosure, and PTSD among victims following flood disaster. Methods: one hundred ninety-nine participants completed self-report questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were obtained using SPSS 17.0 and Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to obtain correlations between major variables. Results: results indicated that severity of traumatic exposure not only had a direct effect on PTSD, but also it had an indirect effect on PTSD via activating victims’ fear. Moreover, self-disclosure played a buffering role between fear and PTSD. However, the role of fear in PTSD may decrease with increases in levels of self-disclosure. Conclusions: Traumatic exposure had positive predictive effects for PTSD and fear. Self-disclosure had negative predictive effects for PTSD. Fear played a mediating role between severity of traumatic exposure and PTSD, self-disclosure played a moderating role in the relationship between fear and PTSD. Psychological interventions should focus on the regulation of fear and improvement of self-disclosure following traumatic exposure.

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“…Therefore, traumatic exposure may have an indirect effect on PTSD via fear. These findings were also approved in our previous study (Quan et al, 2017).…”

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Trajectories of parental posttraumatic stress disorder and children's mental health following Super Typhoon Lekima: The mediating role of feeling of safety

Wang,

Huang,

Yang

et al. 2023

Journal of Adolescence

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IntroductionSeveral studies have examined the impact of parents' posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on their children's mental health, but few have evaluated the role of parents' specific PTSD trajectories. The aim of this study was to assess the mechanisms underlying distinct trajectories of parental PTSD that affect children's PTSD and depression through the feeling of safety.MethodsThe final sample comprised 242 dyads of parents and their children who experienced Super Typhoon Lekima in 2019. All participants were surveyed at three time points after the typhoon: 3 months (T1), 15 months (T2), and 27 months (T3). Parental PTSD symptoms at three time points and children's PTSD, depression, and feeling of safety at T3 were analyzed.ResultsFour parental PTSD trajectories were identified: recovery, resilience, delayed, and coping. Compared with the resilient group, children of parents with delayed PTSD trajectories reported higher levels of depression at T3, while children of parents in the coping group were more likely to experience severe PTSD at T3. Children of parents in the recovery group, with a reduced feeling of safety, exhibited more severe depression and PTSD at T3, whereas children of parents in the delayed group were at an increased risk of PTSD at T3.ConclusionsThese findings highlight the heterogeneity of parental PTSD trajectories following natural disasters and their distinct effects on children's PTSD and depression. Furthermore, feeling of safety emerges as a crucial mechanism in this process.

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The reciprocal relations among self‐compassion, and depression among adolescents after the Jiuzhaigou earthquake: A three‐wave cross‐lagged study

Liu

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Background Previous cross‐sectional studies have examined the relationship between self‐compassion and depression. Although it is often implicitly assumed that self‐compassion may increase the vulnerability of an individual to depression, only a few studies have assessed whether self‐compassion is a cause or a consequence of depression or both. Method To examine such reciprocal effects, we assessed self‐compassion and depression via self‐report measures. At the baseline assessment (Time 1, T1), 450 students (M = 13.72, SD = 0.83, 54.2% females) participated 10 months after the Jiuzhaigou earthquake. We reassessed the T1 sample after 6‐ and 12‐month intervals. At Time 2 (T2) assessment, 398 (56.0% female participants) of the Wave 1 participants were retained, and at Time 3 (T3) assessment, 235 (52.5% female participants) of the T1 and T2 participants were retained. Results Cross‐lagged analyses indicated that positive self‐compassion could significantly reduce subsequent depression. However, depression did not significantly predict later positive self‐compassion. Negative self‐compassion at T1 increased depression at T2, but negative self‐compassion at T2 did not significantly predict depression at T3. In addition, positive self‐compassion significantly reduced subsequent negative self‐compassion. Conclusions Positive self‐compassion appears to protect adolescents against depression and maintain this protection over time, whereas negative self‐compassion may worsen depression in adolescents during the initial stages of traumatic events. Additionally, positive self‐compassion may decrease the level of negative self‐compassion.

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Traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder among flood victims: Testing a multiple mediating model

Cited by 33 publications

References 64 publications

Relationship between Traumatic Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Flood Victims: Roles of Fear and Self-Disclosure

Relationship between Traumatic Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Flood Victims: Roles of Fear and Self-Disclosure

Trajectories of parental posttraumatic stress disorder and children's mental health following Super Typhoon Lekima: The mediating role of feeling of safety

The reciprocal relations among self‐compassion, and depression among adolescents after the Jiuzhaigou earthquake: A three‐wave cross‐lagged study

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