TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of locus of control and coping style in predicting longitudinal PTSD-trajectories after combat exposure
AU - Karstoft, Karen-Inge
AU - Armour, Cherie
AU - Elklit, Ask
AU - Solomon, Zahava
PY - 2015/5/31
Y1 - 2015/5/31
N2 - While longitudinal posttraumatic stress responses are known to be heterogeneous, little is known about predictors of those responses. We investigated if locus of control (LOC) and coping style are associated with long-term PTSD-trajectories after exposure to combat. Six hundred and seventy five Israeli soldiers with or without combat stress reaction (CSR) from the Lebanon war were assessed 1, 2, and 20 years after the war. Combat exposure, LOC, and coping style were then investigated as covariates of the trajectories of resilience, recovery, delayed onset, and chronicity. Symptomatic trajectories in the CSR and the non-CSR group were significantly associated to varying degrees with perceived life threat during combat (ORs: 1.76–2.53), internal LOC (0.77–0.87), emotional coping style (0.28–0.34), and low use of problem-focused coping (2.12–3.11). In conclusion, assessment of LOC and coping can aid prediction of chronic PTSD outcomes of combat exposure.
AB - While longitudinal posttraumatic stress responses are known to be heterogeneous, little is known about predictors of those responses. We investigated if locus of control (LOC) and coping style are associated with long-term PTSD-trajectories after exposure to combat. Six hundred and seventy five Israeli soldiers with or without combat stress reaction (CSR) from the Lebanon war were assessed 1, 2, and 20 years after the war. Combat exposure, LOC, and coping style were then investigated as covariates of the trajectories of resilience, recovery, delayed onset, and chronicity. Symptomatic trajectories in the CSR and the non-CSR group were significantly associated to varying degrees with perceived life threat during combat (ORs: 1.76–2.53), internal LOC (0.77–0.87), emotional coping style (0.28–0.34), and low use of problem-focused coping (2.12–3.11). In conclusion, assessment of LOC and coping can aid prediction of chronic PTSD outcomes of combat exposure.
KW - Trauma
KW - Posttraumatic stress disorder
KW - Combat
KW - Coping
KW - Locus of control
KW - Veterans
UR - https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/publications/the-role-of-locus-of-control-and-coping-style-in-predicting-longi-3
U2 - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.03.007
DO - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.03.007
M3 - Article
SN - 0887-6185
VL - 32
SP - 89
EP - 94
JO - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
JF - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
ER -