TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The role of psychological symptoms and social group memberships in the development of post-traumatic stress after traumatic injury
JO  - British journal of health psychology
A1  - Jones, Janelle M.
A1  - Williams, W. Huw
A1  - Jetten, Jolanda
A1  - Haslam, S. Alexander
A1  - Harris, Adrian
A1  - Gleibs, Ilka H.
SP  - 798
EP  - 811
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-107X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02074.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -