Psychological Development and Education ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 649-656.

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The Effect of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Aggressive Behavior after The Wenchuan Earthquake：The Moderating Effect of Coping Style

CHENG Ke1, ZHOU Xiao2, CHEN Qiu-yan1, ZHANG Chen-guang1, WU Xin-chun2   

  1. 1. School of Sociology and Psychology, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu 610041, China;
    2. School of Psychology, Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Online:2013-11-15 Published:2013-11-15

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Abstract: This study aimed to explore the relationship among posttraumatic stress disorder,aggressive behavior and coping style. 980 pupils who experienced the Wenchuan earthquake were investigated by revised child PTSD symptom scale and self-designed questionnaire on behavior problems and child coping style.The result found that pupils have fewer aggressive behavior,but male students have more aggressive behavior than female students. Positive cognition moderate negatively the role of avoidence symptom in aggressive behavior. Negative vent moderate activiely the effect of avoidence symptom and hyperarousal symptom on aggressive behavior respectively.

Key words: pupils, posttraumatic stress disorder, aggressive behavior, coping style

CLC Number: 

  • B844.1
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