Cumulative Trauma Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Older Adults in South Africa: Does Post-Traumatic Growth Moderate This Link?

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作者：

Matamela, Nyambeni A. ^{[1
]}

Wyatt, Gail ^{[2
]}

Oduntan, Yemisi ^{[3
]}

Johnson, Cameron Dale ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Pretoria, Dept Psychol, Humanities Bldg 12 16,Hatfield Campus, ZA-0023 Pretoria, South Africa

[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Psychiat & Biobehav Sci, Los Angeles, CA USA

[3] Independent Inst Educ, Fac Humanities & Social Sci, Sandton, South Africa

来源：

JOURNAL OF AGGRESSION MALTREATMENT & TRAUMA | 2024年 / 33卷 / 10期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Moderation; older adults; post-traumatic growth; post-traumatic stress symptoms; South Africa; trauma; HEALTH; DEPRESSION;

D O I：

10.1080/10926771.2024.2394086

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

The study explored the interplay between PTG and PTSS in older South African adults exposed to trauma. A quantitative cross-sectional design was employed. 195 participants from a low-resourced setting in South Africa were interviewed using the UCLA Life Adversities Screener, the PTSD Checklist (DSM-5), and the PTG-Inventory. Hayes Model SPSS Macro PROCESS for moderation was used. Overall, the relationship between cumulative trauma exposure and PTSS was moderated by the PTG level (b = -0.09, SE = 0.04, p = .0113). The findings suggest that cumulative trauma exposure is a significant predictor of PTSS, and the relationship is moderated by the threshold level of PTG. Higher levels of PTG mitigated the effect of cumulative trauma exposure on PTSS.

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页码：1212 / 1227

页数：16

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