Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)

Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorders (대한불안의학회)
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The Effects of Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth on Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Korean Firefighters

소방공무원의 탄력성과 외상후성장이 외상후스트레스 증상에 미치는 영향

  • Won, Sung-Doo (Department of Clinical Psychiatry, Keyo Hospital) ;
  • Jung, Young-Eun (Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Jeju National University) ;
  • Chae, Jeong-Ho (Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Joo Eon (Department of Psychiatry, Keyo Hospital)
  • 원성두 (계요병원 임상심리과) ;
  • 정영은 (제주대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 채정호 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 정신건강의학교실) ;
  • 박주언 (계요병원 정신건강의학과)
  • Received : 2016.03.30
  • Accepted : 2016.04.07
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

Objective : One of the aims of this study was to confirm the relationship in firefighters who have a high risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder. We also explored the mediation effects of resilience and posttraumatic growth (PTG) on the association between traumatic experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Methods : A total of 677 firefighters were assessed in terms of the intensity of job-related traumatic experiences using the Visual Analogue Scale. They completed the Korean version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), the Korean version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and the Korean version of the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10). Results : The intensity of traumatic experiences was significantly negatively related to the CD-RISC-10 score, but it was positively related to the PTGI and the IES-R scores. The CD-RISC-10 score had a significantly positive correlation with the PTGI score, but it was negatively correlated to the IES-R score. Path analyses revealed that resilience and PTG independently mediated the association between traumatic experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Conclusion : These results suggest that traumatic experiences contribute to posttraumatic stress symptoms and that these impacts may be mediated through resilience and PTG.

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