TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - What determines posttraumatic stress and growth following various traumatic events? A study in a Turkish community sample
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Gul, Ervin
A1  - Karanci, A. Nuray
SP  - 54
EP  - 62
VL  - 30
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22161
ID  - ref1
ER  -