Psychological Development and Education ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 98-104.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2018.01.12

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The Relationship between Social Support, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Growth among Adolescents after Wenchuan Earthquake: Understanding the Role of Self-efficacy

AN Yuanyuan1, YUAN Guangzhe1, WU Xinchun2, WANG Wenchao2   

  1. 1. School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210097;
    2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faulty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875
  • Online:2018-01-15 Published:2018-01-15

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Abstract: To examine the relationship among adopting traumatic exposure questionnaire, social support, self-efficacy, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG), this study investigates 1185 adolescents at 8.5 years after Wenchuan earthquake by using social support scale, the self-efficacy scale, the modified DSM-5 PTSD checklist and posttraumatic growth inventory. The structural equation model was used to examine the relationship, wherein the traumatic exposure would be controlled because its importance. The results found that after controlling for traumatic exposure, social support has direct and negative effect on PTSD, and it can also exert indirect and negative effect on PTSD via self-efficacy. In addition, social support has direct and positive effect on PTG, and it may also positively affect PTG via self-efficacy.

Key words: social support, self-efficacy, PTSD, PTG, adolescents

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