Psychological Development and Education ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 595-603.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2016.05.10

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The Effect of Traumatic Severity and Posttraumatic Fear on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Moderating Role of Social Support

WU Xinchun1, ZHOU Xiao2, WU Mengwei1, CHEN Jieling1, ZHAO Xianzi1,3   

  1. 1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
    2. Ⅰ-Core Research Center for Mass Trauma;School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel;
    3. School of Education, Hebei Normal University, Hebei Shijiazhuang 050024, China
  • Online:2016-09-15 Published:2016-09-15

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Abstract: To examine the relationships among traumatic severity, posttraumatic fear, social support and posttraumatic stress disorder, this study investigated 303 pupils by traumatic severity questionnaire, posttraumatic fear questionnaire, social support and PTSD scale in 0.5 years and 1.5 years after Ya'an earthquake. Then the regression analysis found that the traumatic severity have a positive effect on PTSD at 0.5 year but not 1.5 year after earthquake. Regardless of the change of time, posttraumatic fear has a positive effect on PTSD, social support has on negative effect on PTSD. In addition, the results of study also found that social support don't moderate the relationship between traumatic severity and PTSD from 0.5 year to 1.5 years after earthquake, but the social support have a moderating effect on the relationship between posttraumatic fear and PTSD in 1.5 year but not 0.5 years after earthquake.

Key words: post-earthquake disaster, traumatic severity, posttraumatic fear, social support, PTSD

CLC Number: 

  • B844

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