Psychological Development and Education ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 61-67.

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The Effect of Trauma Expose on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder after the Wenchuan Earthquake：The Role of Resilience as a Moderator

DAI Yan1, LEI Ming2, ZHOU Xiao3, YAO Mei1, JIANG Lin-jie1, CHEN Xi1, LIU Yao1   

  1. 1. School of Educational Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 6100101;
    2. Psychological Research and Counseling Center, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031;
    3. School of Psychology, Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Online:2014-01-15 Published:2014-01-15

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Abstract: In order to explore the relationship among trauma exposures, resilience and the post-traumatic stress disorder of the middle school students after one year since Wenchuan earthquake, a total of 773 students of seven secondary schools in the worst-hit areas accepted investigation, and got results as following: the overall level of students is relative lower, male students lower PTSD than female students, and the level of PTSD were lower for junior high school students; Trauma expose have direct effect on PTSD; Resilience moderate negatively the relationship between trauma expose and avoidance symptom, hyperarousal symptom and PTSD respectively, but not moderate relationship between trauma expose and intrusive symptom.

Key words: middle school students, trauma expose, PTSD, resilience, moderator

CLC Number: 

  • B844.2

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