When Home Isn't a Safe Haven: Insecure Attachment Orientations, Perceived Social Support, and PTSD Symptoms Among Israeli Evacuees Under Missile Threat
When Home Isn't a Safe Haven: Insecure Attachment Orientations, Perceived Social Support, and PTSD Symptoms Among Israeli Evacuees Under Missile Threat
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DOI：
10.1037/a0017835
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Neria, Yuval
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作者：
Besser, Avi;Neria, Yuval
本研究探讨了一个理论为基础的中介模型，包括创伤暴露强度，成人依恋，感知社会支持，创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状。样本包括135名以色列学生，他们因该地区导弹袭击增加而从靠近以色列加沙边界的一所大学校园撤离。使用了一个基于互联网的数据收集程序，对留在受灾地区的撤离人员进行调查。受影响地区不同地点的个人暴露于不同程度的创伤强度。结果表明，创伤暴露的强度并不影响PTSD症状或感知社会支持的水平。结构方程模型表明，依恋焦虑和PTSD症状之间的联系是由低水平的社会支持介导的。这些研究结果强调了人际资源的作用，在心理后遗症暴露于一个连续的，危及生命的情况下，突出的负面作用，低感知的社会支持不安全的个人暴露于导弹袭击。研究结果的理论和临床意义进行了讨论。
This study examined a theoretically based mediation model including intensity of trauma exposure, adult attachment, perceived social support, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The sample consisted of 135 Israeli students who were evacuated from a college campus located near the Israel Gaza border in response to increased missile fire in the area. An Internet-based data collection procedure was used to survey the evacuees, who remained within the affected region. Individuals at different locations within the affected area were exposed to different levels of trauma intensity. Results indicated that intensity of trauma exposure did not affect levels of PTSD symptoms or perceived social support. Structural equation modeling showed that the link between attachment anxiety and PTSD symptoms is mediated by low levels of perceived social support. These findings underscore the role of interpersonal resources in the psychological sequelae of exposure to a continuous, life-threatening situation by highlighting the negative role played by low perceived social support among insecurely attached individuals exposed to missile attacks. Theoretical and clinical implications of the findings are discussed.