Psychological Development and Education ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 573-580.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2019.05.08

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Self-efficacy and Self-esteem Mediate the Relation between Social Support and Posttraumatic Growth amongst Adolescents following Wenchuan Earthquake

ZHOU Xiao1, WU Xinchun2, WANG Wenchao2, TIAN Yuxin2   

  1. 1. Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028;
    2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Published:2019-09-30

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Abstract: To examine the relation between social support, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and posttraumatic growth (PTG), this study used social support questionnaire, self-efficacy questionnaire, self-esteem scale, and PTG inventory to investigate 1185 adolescents over 8.5 years since Wenchuan earthquake. The results found that social support may promote directly the realization of PTG. Social support may indirectly and positive affect PTG by self-efficacy and self-esteem, respectively. In addition, social support may also increase PTG by improving self-efficacy, which in turn lead to increased self-esteem. These findings suggested that self-efficacy and self-esteem may play mediating role between social support and PTG.

Key words: Wenchuan earthquake, adolescents, social support, self-efficacy, self-esteem, PTG

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