Self-evaluative appraisals of coping capability and posttraumatic distress following motor vehicle accidents
Charles C. Benight , Roman Cieślak , Ivan R. Molton , Lesley E. Johnson
Abstract
This study tested the importance of coping self-efficacy (CSE) perceptions and change in perceptions ofCSE for recovery from motor vehicle accident (MVA) trauma. Data were collected 7 days following the accident (Time 1; n = 163), 1 month after the accident (Time 2; n = 91), and 3 months after the accident (Time 3; n = 70). Early changes in CSE (i.e., from Time 1 to Time 2) predicted posttraumatic distress at 3 months after MVA trauma, even after controlling for Time 1 or Time 2 posttraumatic distress and other trauma-related variables (i.e., accident responsibility, litigation involvement, and peritraumatic dissociation). Early changes in CSE perceptions, however, neither moderated nor mediated the effects of early posttraumatic distress (Time 1) on 3-month posttraumatic distress. Time 2 CSE levels, however, did mediate the relationship between acute posttraumatic distress (Time 1) and 3-month posttraumatic distress (Time 3). These findings highlight the importance of early interventions aimed at strengthening self-efficacy after MVA trauma.Author | |||||
Journal series | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, ISSN 0022-006X, (A 45 pkt) | ||||
Issue year | 2008 | ||||
Vol | 76 | ||||
No | 4 | ||||
Pages | 677-685 | ||||
Publication size in sheets | 0.5 | ||||
Keywords in English | motor vehicle accidents, posttraumatic stress, coping self-efficacy, coping | ||||
ASJC Classification | ; | ||||
DOI | DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.76.4.677 | ||||
URL | http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/ccp/76/4/677/ | ||||
Language | en angielski | ||||
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Score (nominal) | 45 | ||||
Publication indicators | : 2014 = 3.072; : 2008 = 4.991 (2) - 2008=6.417 (5) | ||||
Citation count* | 90 (2021-03-05) | ||||
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Dorobek Naukowy - Preview URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Podglad.aspx?WpisID=3159 | ||||
Dorobek Naukowy - Approve URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Biuro/ZatwierdzanieWpisu.aspx?WpisID=3159 |
* presented citation count is obtained through Internet information analysis and it is close to the number calculated by the Publish or Perish system.
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