TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - General self-efficacy and posttraumatic stress after a natural disaster: a longitudinal study
JO  - BMC psychology
A1  - Nygaard, Egil
A1  - Hussain, Ajmal
A1  - Siqveland, Johan
A1  - Heir, Trond
SP  - e15
EP  - e15
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy may be an important factor in individuals' recovery from posttraumatic stress reactions after a natural disaster. However, few longitudinal studies have investigated whether self-efficacy predicts the course of posttraumatic recovery beyond lower initial levels of distress. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether general self-efficacy is related to recovery from posttraumatic stress reactions from a longitudinal perspective. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 617 Norwegians exposed to the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami completed self-report questionnaires measuring their level of disaster exposure and general self-efficacy at 6 months and posttraumatic stress reactions 6 months and 2 years post-disaster. Predictors of changes in posttraumatic stress reactions were analyzed with multivariate mixed effects models. <br><br>RESULTS: Self-efficacy at 6 months post-disaster was unrelated to trauma exposure and inversely related to posttraumatic stress reactions at 6 months and 2 years post-disaster. However, self-efficacy was not related to recovery from posttraumatic stress reactions between 6 months and 2 years post-disaster. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, general self-efficacy is related to lower levels of posttraumatic stress reactions in the first months after a disaster but does not appear to be related to improved recovery rates over the longer term.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2050-7283
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-016-0119-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -