Citation

Agaibi CE, Wilson JP. Trauma Violence Abuse 2005; 6(3): 195-216.

Affiliation

University of Akron

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1524838005277438

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Based on the available literature, this review article investigates the issue of resilience in relation to trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder. Resilient coping to extreme stress and trauma is a multifaceted phenomena characterized as a complex repertoire of behavioral tendencies. An integrative Person x Situation model is developed based on the literature that specifies the nature of interactions among five classes of variables: (a) personality, (b) affect regulation, (c) coping, (d) ego defenses, and (e) the utilization and mobilization of protective factors and resources to aid coping.