The role of posttraumatic fear and social support in the relationship between trauma severity and posttraumatic growth among adolescent survivors of the Yaan earthquake

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 150-156

  Zhou, Xiao ^a   Wu, Xinchun ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Zhen, Rui ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic fear; Posttraumatic growth; Social support; Trauma severity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; EARTHQUAKE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EARTHQUAKES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84965036962     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12281     Document Type: Article

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