Coping Strategies in Daily Life as Protective and Risk Factors for Post Traumatic Stress in Motor Vehicle Accident Survivors

Support for the location of negative posttraumatic cognitions in the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder

“…Negative cognitions regarding the Self was the strongest independent predictor across the analyses which is consistent with earlier studies (Dorfel et al, 2008;Hatcher et al, 2009;Karl et al, 2009) that have considered the roles of appraisals in PTSD. However much of this previous work featured participants who had experienced road traffic accidents.…”

“…Our results may therefore help generalise this finding to survivors of other types of traumatic event. Negative cognitions about the World were also a significant predictor across symptom clusters (barring the Intrusion cluster), yet appraisals related to Self-Blame only predicted Numbing/Detachment, further fuelling debate regarding their role in maintaining PTSD (Dorfel et al, 2008;Hatcher et al, 2009). It is also noteworthy, that even when statistically significant, the amount of variance contributed by PTCI Self-Blame was negligible and likely to be due to a Type I error given the very large sample size.…”

Heterogeneity in the course of posttraumatic stress disorder: Trajectories of symptomatology

“…Both the social closeness and stress reaction subscales of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire demonstrated good internal consistency; Cronbach's alpha for both measures was .84. Coping strategy, which is believed to play a role in the onset and maintenance of PTSD symptoms (e.g., Dörfel, Rabe, & Karl, 2008), was assessed using a 24-item measure (Harnish, Aseltine, & Gore, 2000) that asked participants to rate how they would cope with a stressful situation. This scale is comprised of six subscales, each addressing a different type of coping strategy; these include cognitive based (e.g., "think about strategies for dealing with the situation"), appraisal based (e.g., "try to see things in a positive way"), religious based (e.g., "pray about or meditate on the situation"), behavioralbased coping methods (e.g., "do things to improve the situation"), support seeking (e.g., "talk to someone about how you felt"), and avoidance (e.g., "do things to take your mind off the situation").…”

Impact of Traumatic Events on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Danish Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Childhood

“…Negative affectivity was two times stronger as a predictor than the two other variables. The preoccupation with negative cognitions has also been reported as predictors of PTSD in other studies studying trauma reactions in adults (Dörfel, Rabe, & Karl, 2008;Hyland, Shevlin, Adamson, & Boduszek, 2013). However, the positive side about this finding is that it is possible to alter these cognitions into more adaptive processes through various psychotherapeutic treatments and hereby maybe prevent the development of PTSD in some individuals.…”