@article{ref1,
title="The mediating role of coping self-efficacy on social support and PTSD symptom severity among injury survivors",
journal="Anxiety, stress, and coping",
year="2023",
author="Sheehy, Kriszha A. and Hruska, Bryce and Waldrep, Edward E. and Pacella-LaBarbara, Maria L. and George, Richard L. and Benight, Charles C. and Delahanty, Douglas L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Social support confers a protective effect against elevated PTSD symptomatology following injury. However, little is known about the mechanisms through which social support conveys this protective mental health effect in injury survivors. Coping self-efficacy is linked to both social support and PTSD symptomatology but has not been examined. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To test coping self-efficacy as a mechanism for the relationship between social support and PTSD symptom severity among injury survivors. <br><br>METHOD AND DESIGN: Participants consisted of 61 injury survivors (62.3% male, 72.1% White) admitted to a Level-1 Trauma Center. Social support was assessed at 2-weeks post-injury; coping self-efficacy at 6-weeks post-injury; and PTSD symptom severity at 3-months post-injury. <br><br>RESULTS: A statistically significant indirect effect was found for the social support - coping self-efficacy - PTSD symptomatology pathway, providing evidence of mediation even after controlling for age, sex, race, and education (B = -0.51, SE = 0.18, CI = -0.92, -0.20). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Social support may exert an effect on PTSD symptom severity post-injury through its connection with coping self-efficacy. Coping self-efficacy represents an important intervention target following injury for those survivors with lower social support who are at risk for elevated PTSD symptom severity levels.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1061-5806",
doi="10.1080/10615806.2023.2199208",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2023.2199208"
}