@article{ref1,
title="Ptsd symptoms and self‐rated recovery among adult sexual assault survivors: the effects of traumatic life events and psychosocial variables",
journal="Psychology of women quarterly",
year="2009",
author="Najdowski, Cynthia J. and Ullman, Sarah E.",
volume="33",
number="1",
pages="43-53",
abstract="Prior research has demonstrated that self-blame is predictive of more posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and poorer recovery (Frazier, 2003; Koss, Figueredo, & Prince, 2002), and perceived control over recovery is associated with less distress (Frazier, 2003) in adult sexual assault (ASA) survivors. A structural equation model was tested to examine the role of traumatic events, self-blame, perceived control over recovery, and coping strategies on PTSD symptoms and self-rated recovery in women ASA survivors. Adaptive coping partially mediated the effects of other traumas, self-blame, and perceived control over recovery on PTSD symptoms and showed a small positive association with increased PTSD symptoms. As hypothesized, maladaptive coping partially mediated the effects of other traumas, self-blame, and perceived control over recovery on both PTSD symptoms and self-rated recovery; greater maladaptive coping was associated with increased PTSD symptoms and lower self-rated recovery. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0361-6843",
doi="10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.01473.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.01473.x"
}