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ReviewEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2019

The relationship between sense of coherence and post-traumatic stress: a meta-analysis.

S K Schäfer, N Becker, L King, A Horsch, T Michael

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Review in European journal of psychotraumatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

S K SchäferDivision of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9885-3252
N BeckerIndividual Differences & Psychodiagnostics, Department of Psychology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
L KingThe Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training, Isis Education Centre, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK.
A HorschDepartment Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9950-9661
T MichaelDivision of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2409-3817

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meta-analysispost-traumatic stress disorderPTSDPTSD symptomsresiliencereviewsalutogenesisSense of coherence• This meta-analysis reports a robust correlation between sense of coherence (SOC) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. • Higher SOC levels are linked to lower PTSD symptom scores. • No significant moderating effects were found for the correlation between SOC and PTSD symptoms. • There were homogeneous correlations for Holocaust and war traumas and enduring stressors. • Future research needs to investigate a potential causal relationship.

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PMID30693079
PMCPMC6338278

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