ArticleJournal of affective disorders2018
Social support predicts reductions in PTSD symptoms when substances are not used to cope: A longitudinal study of sexual assault survivors.
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- Association between sexual violence and depression is mediated by perceived social support among female university students in the kingdom of Eswatini.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Psychosocial etiology of post-traumatic stress disorder caused by war trauma among Iran-Iraq war immigrants in Mehran, Iran.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- The Factors Affecting Longitudinal Course of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Sexual Assault Victims.Psychiatry investigation · 2023Article
- The Extent and Nature of Autistic People's Violence Experiences During Adulthood: A Cross-sectional Study of Victimisation.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- Reentry During A Pandemic: A Pilot Study of Access to Peer Support Through Technology to Reduce Social Isolation.American journal of criminal justice : AJCJ · 2022Article
- "You Can Get Away with Anything Here… No Justice at All"- Sexual Violence Against U.S. Indigenous Females and Its Consequences.Gender issues · 2022Article
- Examining the role of social support in treatment for co-occurring substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.Addictive behaviors reports · 2022Article
- Social support and acute stress symptoms (ASSs) during the COVID-19 outbreak: deciphering the roles of psychological needs and sense of control.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2020Article
- Emotional avoidance and social support interact to predict depression symptom severity one year after traumatic exposure.Psychiatry research · 2020Article
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- Adult attachment style, perceived social support, and post-traumatic stress among female victims of sexual assault.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAfter sexual assault, many college women develop symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and those who engage in substance use coping are at heightened risk for this outcome. Positively-perceived social support has been identified as an important protective factor against the development of PTSD, but received social support could involve problematic behaviors-like the encouragement of coping through use of alcohol and/or drugs-that could worsen symptoms.
methodsIn the current study, 147 undergraduate women with a lifetime history of sexual assault completed two waves of self-report measures assessing their symptoms. We test main and interaction effects for social support and substance use coping at baseline on PTSD symptoms one month later.
resultsResults suggest that social support is longitudinally associated with decreases in PTSD. Although substance use coping did not evidence a direct association with PTSD, the relationship between social support and PTSD was significantly weaker as substance use coping increased. Only support from friends (but not family members or a "special person") was associated with later PTSD, and this relationship was moderated by substance use coping. LIMITATIONS: Substance use coping was assessed via a brief measure, and peer encouragement of coping by using alcohol and/or drugs was not directly assessed.
conclusionsClinicians should consider ways to increase access to social support from friends in patients with PTSD and evaluate ways that substance use coping may interfere with social support's benefits.
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