Sexual Trauma, Spirituality, and Psychopathology

Krejci, Mark J.; Thompson, Kevin; Simonich, Heather; Crosby, Ross D.; Donaldson, Mary Ann; Wonderlich, Stephen A.; Mitchelle, James E.

doi:10.1300/j070v13n02_05

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“…Ujemne zależności między duchowością a nasileniem objawów zespołu stresu pourazowego uzyskano m.in. w badaniach Afroamerykanek, które doświadczyły przemocy domowej [27] czy ofiar przestępstw seksual nych [28].…”

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Personal resources and posttraumatic growth of parents struggling with cancer disease of their child

Ogińska-Bulik¹

2017

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StreszczenieWstęp: Wśród uwarunkowań potraumatycznego wzrostu istotną rolę odgrywają zasoby osobiste. Podjęte badania miały na celu ustalenie, czy u rodziców zmagających się z chorobą nowotworową dziecka występują pozytywne zmiany potraumatyczne, oraz określenie, jaką rolę w tym procesie pełnią takie zasoby osobiste, jak poczucie sensu życia, duchowość i spostrzegane wsparcie społeczne. Materiał i metody: Analizie poddano wyniki 47 osób (87,2% stanowiły kobiety) w wieku 22-51 lat (M = 35,42, SD = 6,70) -rodziców chorych dzieci. W badaniach wykorzystano Inwentarz Potraumatycznego Rozwoju, Test Poczucia Sensu Życia, Kwestionariusz Samopoznania oraz Skalę Wsparcia Społecznego. Wyniki i wnioski: W badanej grupie rodziców wystąpiły pozytywne zmiany wynikające ze zmagania się z chorobą nowotworową dziecka. Blisko 45% badanych ujawniło wysoki poziom potraumatycznego wzrostu. Największe zmiany zaobserwowano w zakresie doceniania życia. Wszystkie analizowane zasoby były dodatnio powiązane, choć słabo, z potraumatycznym wzrostem. Szczegól-ną rolę w występowaniu pozytywnych zmian potraumatycznych należy przypisać duchowości. Rozwijanie zasobów u osób zmagających się z traumą może zwiększyć prawdopodobieństwo wystąpienia potraumatycznego wzrostu. AbstractIntroduction: Personal resources play an essential role among determinants of the posttraumatic growth. The study looks for positive posttraumatic changes occurring in parents struggling with cancer disease of their child and the role of personal resources, it is purpose in life, spirituality and perceived social support in this process. Material and methods: Results of 47 persons (87.2% women), aged 25-51 years (M = 35.42, SD = 6.70) who were the parents of sick children, were analyzed. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the Purpose in Life Test, the Self-description Questionnaire and the Social Support Scale were used in the study. Results and conclusions: In the surveyed parents, positive changes occurred as a result of struggling with cancer of the child. Nearly 45% of respondents revealed high level of posttraumatic growth. The biggest changes were observed in appreciation of life. All the analyzed resources were positively associated, although weakly, with posttraumatic growth. A special role in the occurrence of positive posttraumatic changes should be attributed to spirituality. Developing resources, in people struggling with the trauma may increase the likelihood of posttraumatic growth.

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Personal resources and posttraumatic growth of parents struggling with cancer disease of their child

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2017

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“…However, greater levels of spirituality have been associated with fewer anxiety symptoms among patients with advanced illness [11] and with lower posttraumatic symptom severity among survivors of violent trauma [12]. Krejci et al [13] found that although sexual abuse victims and controls did not differ in terms of spiritual well-being, lower psychopathology including PTSD symptom scores, were associated with increased spiritual well-being in both groups.…”

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Influence of Spirituality on Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Suicidality in Active Duty Military Personnel

Hourani

Williams

Forman‐Hoffman

et al. 2012

Depression Research and Treatment

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Understanding the role of spirituality as a potential coping mechanism for military personnel is important given growing concern about the mental health issues of personnel returning from war. This study seeks to determine the extent to which spirituality is associated with selected mental health problems among active duty military personnel and whether it moderates the relationship between combat exposure/deployment and (a) depression, (b) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and (c) suicidality in active duty military personnel. Data were drawn from the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel. Over 24,000 randomly selected active duty personnel worldwide completed an anonymous self-report questionnaire. High spirituality had a significant protective effect only for depression symptoms. Medium, as opposed to high or low, levels of spirituality buffered each of the mental health outcomes to some degree. Medium and low spirituality levels predicted depression symptoms but only among those with moderate combat exposure. Medium spirituality levels also predicted PTSD symptoms among those with moderate levels of combat exposure and predicted self-reported suicidal ideation/attempt among those never deployed. These results point to the complex relationship between spirituality and mental health, particularly among military personnel and the need for further research.

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“…On the other hand, they are also reported to be able to adopt cognitive appraisal and positive reframing strategies (Oaksford and Frude, 2003) as well as spiritual/religious coping (Krejci et al, 2004;Lawson et al, 1998;Perkins and Jones, 2004).…”

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Protective Factors Against Suicidal Behavior in Depressed Adults Reporting Childhood Abuse

Dervic

Grunebaum²,

Burke³

et al. 2006

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

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Most previous studies compared suicidal behavior in subjects with and without a history of childhood abuse, whereas less attention was paid to the comparison of suicide attempters and nonattempters among subjects reporting childhood abuse. To identify risk and protective factors against suicidal behavior, we compared suicide attempters with nonattempters among the sample of 119 depressed inpatients who reported childhood abuse. Compared with nonattempters, suicide attempters were younger, had more self-rated depression severity and suicidal ideation, higher trait aggression and more cluster B personality disorder comorbidity, less coping potential, and fewer moral objections to suicide (MOS)/religious beliefs. Logistic regression showed that more severe suicidal ideation and fewer MOS/religious beliefs were associated with suicidal acts in subjects with reported childhood abuse. Furthermore, suicidal ideation and MOS/religious beliefs were significantly inversely correlated. The results of this clinical study add support to previous reports that religious/spiritual coping could serve as an additional resource in prevention of suicidal behavior for subjects with reported childhood abuse.

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Sexual Trauma, Spirituality, and Psychopathology

Cited by 23 publications

References 35 publications

Personal resources and posttraumatic growth of parents struggling with cancer disease of their child

Personal resources and posttraumatic growth of parents struggling with cancer disease of their child

Influence of Spirituality on Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Suicidality in Active Duty Military Personnel

Protective Factors Against Suicidal Behavior in Depressed Adults Reporting Childhood Abuse

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