@article{ref1,
title="Perceived self-efficacy during an emergency situation reduces posttraumatic stress symptoms",
journal="Spanish journal of psychology",
year="2013",
author="Saccinto, Elisa and Vallès, Lola and Hilterman, Ed and Roiha, Malin and Pietrantoni, Luca and Pérez-Testor, Carles",
volume="16",
number="",
pages="E56-E56",
abstract="This study investigates if perceived self-efficacy during an emergency situation has a protective role in the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms among Italian and Spanish survivors of several emergency situations. We explored the impact of self-efficacy in a multiple regression model including other predictors of posttraumatic stress symptoms, such as emergency prevention knowledge; trust in emergency services; risk perception of becoming a victim of an emergency situation; and conscious and active behaviors in comparison with no conscious and no active behavior during the emergency. We carried out a retrospective study recruiting 214 participants who reported their experience as victims of one specific emergency event. Results showed that survivors who perceived themselves as more self-efficacious during the traumatic event had less posttraumatic stress symptoms. In contrast, female gender, more self-threat perception and higher trauma severity were associated with more symptoms. Findings contribute to better understand human behavior in emergency situations and evidence the protective role of perceived self-efficacy beliefs among survivors of emergency situations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1138-7416",
doi="10.1017/sjp.2013.56",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2013.56"
}