The mediating role of posttraumatic stress disorder with tendency to forgive, social support, and psychosocial functioning of terror survivors

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Abstract

The study reported in this article examined the relationship between psychosocial functioning and tendency to forgive, social support, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of terror survivors (N = 108). Structural equation modeling was used to examine whether PTSD symptoms mediated the association between tendency to forgive, social support, and psychosocial functioning. The findings demonstrated that the association between tendency to forgive and psychosocial functioning was mediated exclusively by PTSD symptoms, whereas the association between social support and psychosocial functioning was partially mediated by PTSD symptoms. The study reinforces the importance of addressing trauma survivors' psychosocial functioning as an emotional state associated with tendency to forgive, social support, and PTSD symptoms. In addition, the findings suggest that when treating trauma survivors, therapists should be aware of PTSD not only as an emotional consequence of trauma, but also as a mediator of numerous emotional and cognitive coping mechanisms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-154
Number of pages8
JournalHealth and Social Work
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2018

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© 2018 National Association of Social Workers.

Keywords

  • forgiveness
  • posttraumatic stress disorder
  • psychosocial functioning
  • social support
  • trauma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)

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