@article{ref1,
title="Appraisal of self, social environment, and state authority as a possible mediator of posttraumatic stress disorder in tortured political activists",
journal="Journal of abnormal psychology",
year="1996",
author="Başoğlu, M. and Ozmen, E. and Sahin, D. and Paker, M. and Taşdemir, O. and Ceyhanli, A. and Incesu, C. and Sarimurat, N.",
volume="105",
number="2",
pages="232-236",
abstract="This study examined appraisal of self and others, as measured by semantic differential ratings of Police, State, Society, Family, Friend, Myself as a Man/Woman, and Myself as a Political Person, in 55 tortured political activists in Turkey, 55 nontortured political activists, and 55 nontortured, politically noninvolved controls. There were no remarkable differences between tortured and nontortured political activists; both groups differed from controls in having a more negative appraisal of the police and the state and stronger perceptions of danger, mistrust, and injustice in relation to state authority. Lack of beliefs concerning a &quot;benevolent state&quot; may have protected the survivors from the traumatic effects of state-perpetrated torture. Further research into the possible protective role of belief systems in posttraumatic stress disorder is needed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-843X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}