Department of Behavioral Sciences and Psychology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
J Clin Psychol. 2020 Sep;76(9):1719-1735. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22949. Epub 2020 Mar 15.
We aimed to use a dyadic approach to assess the effects of veterans' posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSS) and siblings' secondary PTSS, as well as veterans' and siblings' relationship quality, on primary and secondary posttraumatic growth (PTG).
A volunteers' sample of 106 dyads of Israeli combat veterans and their close-in-age siblings responded to self-report questionnaires in a cross-sectional, dyadic design study.
Veterans' primary PTG was positively associated with siblings' secondary PTG. Veterans' PTSS and siblings' secondary PTSS were associated with higher levels of primary and secondary PTG, respectively. Furthermore, among veterans, warmth in siblings' relationships was associated with higher levels of primary PTG. However, among siblings, rivalry in sibling relationships was associated with lower levels of secondary PTG.
Both veterans' and siblings' PTSS are only related to their own PTG. Moreover, perception of siblings' relationship quality might have a differential effect on PTG among veterans and their siblings.
我们旨在采用对偶方法评估退伍军人创伤后应激障碍症状(PTSS)和兄弟姐妹的次要 PTSS 以及退伍军人和兄弟姐妹关系质量对主要和次要创伤后成长(PTG)的影响。
一项志愿者样本由 106 对以色列战斗退伍军人及其年龄相近的兄弟姐妹组成,他们在横断面对偶设计研究中对自我报告问卷做出了回应。
退伍军人的主要 PTG 与兄弟姐妹的次要 PTG 呈正相关。退伍军人的 PTSS 和兄弟姐妹的次要 PTSS 分别与更高水平的主要和次要 PTG 相关。此外,在退伍军人中,兄弟姐妹关系中的温暖与更高水平的主要 PTG 相关。然而,在兄弟姐妹中,兄弟姐妹关系中的竞争与较低水平的次要 PTG 相关。
退伍军人和兄弟姐妹的创伤后应激障碍症状仅与其自身的创伤后成长相关。此外,对兄弟姐妹关系质量的感知可能对退伍军人及其兄弟姐妹的创伤后成长产生不同的影响。