Author |
Souza, Wanderson F.
![]() Figueira, Ivan ![]() Mendlowicz, Mauro V. ![]() Volchan, Eliane ![]() Mendoca-de-Souza, Ana C. ![]() Duarte, Antonio F. A. ![]() Silva, Angela M. Monteiro da ![]() Marques-Portella, Carla ![]() Mari, Jair J. ![]() ![]() Freire Coutinho, Evandro Silva ![]() |
Institution | Fiocruz MS Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) Brazilian Army Ctr Personnel Studies CEP Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
Abstract | Our study evaluated the relationship between positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA) traits on the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) among peacekeepers. A longitudinal study with 13 8 army personnel deployed to a peacekeeping mission in Haiti was conducted. An instrument for measuring PA and NA traits was used before deployment. PTSS, indexed by posttraumatic stress disorder Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M) and frequency of stressful situations were measured after return. Regression analysis showed that both NA and number of stressful situations contributed toward increasing PCL-M scores (Adjusted R(2) = 0.25; p < 0.00 1). We also found that NA traits interact with intensively stressful situations enhancing the occurrence of PTSS (Adjusted R(2) = 0.32;p < 0.001). These findings suggest that NA traits are an important predictor for PTSS among peacekeepers and also worsen the consequences of being exposed to stressful situations. |
Keywords |
Cohort studies
peacekeepers personality traits posttraumatic stress symptoms PTSD |
Language | English |
Sponsor |
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Federal Government of Brazil |
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Date | 2008-11-01 |
Published in | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, v. 196, n. 11, p. 852-855, 2008. |
ISSN | 0022-3018 (Sherpa/Romeo, impact factor) |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Extent | 852-855 |
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Access rights | Closed access |
Type | Article |
Web of Science ID | WOS:000260921900010 |
URI | http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/31024 |
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