TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Trauma awareness and preparedness: their influence on posttraumatic stress disorder development related to armed conflict experience
JO  - Journal of psychology in Africa
A1  - Masika, Yvonne Duagani
A1  - Leys, Christophe
A1  - Fossion, Pierre
A1  - Verbanck, Paul
A1  - Nzolameso, Maurice Tingu Yaba
A1  - Miezi, Samuel Mampunza Ma
A1  - Kornreich, Charles
SP  - 249
EP  - 254
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
N2  - This study examined influences of trauma awareness and preparedness on the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian and military personnel with exposure to the civil war. Participants were 302 people with exposure to civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (civilians = 68%; females = 47%; age range = 16 to 76 years old, SD = 13.58 years). Participants completed the Posttraumatic Checklist Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Traumatic Events List. The data were analysed to predict PTSD development from trauma awareness and preparedness, taking exposure to multiple traumas into account as a risk factor. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that trauma awareness and preparedness play an important role among military personnel in moderating the risk of developing PTSD, more so than among the civilian population. Mental health professionals working with civil war survivors should seek to explore trauma awareness and preparedness as resources for minimising risk for PTSD in armed conflict situations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1433-0237
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2019.1619997
ID  - ref1
ER  -