@article{ref1,
title="Factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among bereaved family members and surviving students two and half years after the Sewol ferry accident in South  Korea",
journal="Psychiatry research",
year="2021",
author="Kim, Kyoung-Beom and Noh, Jin-Won and Lee, So Hee and Chae, Jeong-Ho and Oh, Jihoon and Kim, Eun Ji",
volume="296",
number="",
pages="e113666-e113666",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Sewol ferry accident was a human-made disaster that caused the death of 250 high school students on board the ferry. Post-traumatic stress disorder  (PTSD) is one of the most serious mental health sequela among those exposed to  disasters. Therefore this study assessed the PTSD symptoms among bereaved family  members and surviving students after the disaster, along with associated risk  factors. <br><br>METHODS: Bereaved family members (N = 80) and surviving students (N = 48)  of the disaster were assessed by self-reported questionnaires 2.5 years after the  disaster. Sociodemographic and psychological variables (i.e., PTSD, depression,  embitterment, rumination, and others) were obtained. Multivariable Poisson  regression analyses were conducted to identify the factors associated with PTSD  symptoms. <br><br>RESULTS: Sixty-seven (83.8%) of the bereaved family members and three  (6.3%) of the surviving students were suffering from probable PTSD. Depression and  embitterment were associated with PTSD symptoms in both groups. Social support and  meaning in life were related to PTSD symptoms only in the surviving students, while  intrusive rumination and posttraumatic growth were related to PTSD symptoms only in  the bereaved family members. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings may help identify high-risk  groups for PTSD and aid the development of psychological interventions to ameliorate  PTSD symptoms of those affected by disasters.  Keywords: Bereavement <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-1781",
doi="10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113666",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113666"
}