@article{ref1,
title="What determines posttraumatic stress and growth following various traumatic events? A study in a Turkish community sample",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2017",
author="Gul, Ervin and Karanci, A. Nuray",
volume="30",
number="1",
pages="54-62",
abstract="This study aimed to examine the roles of personality traits, traumatic event types, coping, rumination, and social support in explaining posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in a representative community sample of 498 Turkish adults. The results of 2 multiple regression analyses showed that PTS was associated with neuroticism, experiencing events involving intentional/assaultive violence, intrusive and deliberate rumination, and fatalistic coping. In contrast, PTG was related to conscientiousness, openness to experience, injury/shocking and sudden-death type of events, deliberate rumination, problem-solving coping, and perceived social support. When all variables were entered into the equation, almost two thirds of the variability (R(2) =.64) in the severity of PTS and more than one third of the variability (R(2) =.40) in PTG was explained. The findings can aid in the development of psychosocial support programs for individuals experiencing traumatic events.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1002/jts.22161",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22161"
}