@article{ref1,
title="The role of psychological symptoms and social group memberships in the development of post-traumatic stress after traumatic injury",
journal="British journal of health psychology",
year="2012",
author="Jones, Janelle M. and Williams, W. Huw and Jetten, Jolanda and Haslam, S. Alexander and Harris, Adrian and Gleibs, Ilka H.",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="798-811",
abstract="Objectives. The costs associated with traumatic injury are often exacerbated by the development of post-traumatic stress symptoms. However, it is unclear what decreases the development of post-traumatic symptoms over time. The aim of the present research was to examine the role of psychological symptoms and social group memberships in reducing the development of post-traumatic stress symptoms after orthopaedic injuries (OIs) and acquired brain injuries (ABIs). Design and Methods. A longitudinal prospective study assessed self-reported general health symptoms, social group memberships, and post-traumatic stress symptoms among participants with mild or moderate ABI (n= 62) or upper limb OI (n= 31) at 2 weeks (T1) and 3 months (T2) after injury. Results. Hierarchical regressions revealed that having fewer T1 general health symptoms predicted lower levels of T2 post-traumatic stress symptoms after OI but forming more new group memberships at T1 predicted lower levels of T2 post-traumatic stress symptoms after ABI. Conclusion. A focus on acquiring group memberships may be particularly important in reducing the development of post-traumatic stress symptoms after injuries, such as ABI, which result in long-term life changes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-107X",
doi="10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02074.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02074.x"
}