dc.contributor.author | Nygaard, Egil | |
dc.contributor.author | Hussain, Ajmal | |
dc.contributor.author | Siqveland, Johan | |
dc.contributor.author | Heir, Trond | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-12T05:00:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-12T05:00:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC Psychology. 2016 Apr 06;4(1):15 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/50088 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background
Self-efficacy may be an important factor in individuals’ recovery from posttraumatic stress reactions after a natural disaster. However, few longitudinal studies have investigated whether self-efficacy predicts the course of posttraumatic recovery beyond lower initial levels of distress. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether general self-efficacy is related to recovery from posttraumatic stress reactions from a longitudinal perspective.
Methods
A total of 617 Norwegians exposed to the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami completed self-report questionnaires measuring their level of disaster exposure and general self-efficacy at 6 months and posttraumatic stress reactions 6 months and 2 years post-disaster. Predictors of changes in posttraumatic stress reactions were analyzed with multivariate mixed effects models.
Results
Self-efficacy at 6 months post-disaster was unrelated to trauma exposure and inversely related to posttraumatic stress reactions at 6 months and 2 years post-disaster. However, self-efficacy was not related to recovery from posttraumatic stress reactions between 6 months and 2 years post-disaster.
Conclusions
In conclusion, general self-efficacy is related to lower levels of posttraumatic stress reactions in the first months after a disaster but does not appear to be related to improved recovery rates over the longer term. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | Nygaard et al. | |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.title | General self-efficacy and posttraumatic stress after a natural disaster: a longitudinal study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-04-12T05:00:19Z | |
dc.creator.author | Nygaard, Egil | |
dc.creator.author | Hussain, Ajmal | |
dc.creator.author | Siqveland, Johan | |
dc.creator.author | Heir, Trond | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-016-0119-2 | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:no-53765 | |
dc.type.document | Tidsskriftartikkel | |
dc.type.peerreviewed | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.fulltext | Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/50088/1/40359_2016_Article_119.pdf | |
dc.type.version | PublishedVersion | |
cristin.articleid | 15 | |