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Coping Self-Efficacy as a Mechanism of Resilience following Traumatic Injury: A Linear Growth Model

Waldrep, Edward E
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8066-109X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1449216572

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2015, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
Traumatic experiences are common in the general population. However, only a small subset of individuals develop long-term distress following a traumatic event. Although early research focused on examining risk factors for this subset of individuals, more recent study has focused on factors that contribute to resilience, or the lack of disrupted psychological functioning, following traumatic experiences. Coping self-efficacy (CSE; the perceived ability to manage post-trauma recovery) may be an underlying mechanism of resilience. CSE beliefs are hypothesized as flexible beliefs that are consistently and strongly negatively associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). However, little research has examined the extent to which CSE beliefs change following the experience of a traumatic event. The current study investigated the role of CSE as a possible mechanism of resilience. Seventy-four adult trauma injury survivors were recruited and assessed 2-14 days, 6 weeks, and 3 months after experiencing a trauma that resulted in admission to a trauma services unit at a local hospital. CSE assessed at 6 weeks predicted subsequent PTSS at 3 months, but baseline CSE did not predict 6 week or 3 month PTSS after including control variables. Latent variable growth modeling indicated significant growth in CSE over time. Individuals with lower initial CSE showed more positive change in beliefs over time. However beliefs tended to be stable over time for individuals with high initial CSE. Factors that are shown to enhance CSE in the acute post-recovery environment should be targeted for intervention to potentially offset subsequent PTSS.
Douglas Delahanty, Ph.D. (Advisor)
78 p.
Psychology
coping self-efficacy; trauma; resilience; posttraumatic stress

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  • Waldrep, E. E. (2015). Coping Self-Efficacy as a Mechanism of Resilience following Traumatic Injury: A Linear Growth Model [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1449216572

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Waldrep, Edward. Coping Self-Efficacy as a Mechanism of Resilience following Traumatic Injury: A Linear Growth Model. 2015. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1449216572.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Waldrep, Edward. "Coping Self-Efficacy as a Mechanism of Resilience following Traumatic Injury: A Linear Growth Model." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1449216572

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