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The effects of combat exposure, abusive violence, and sense of coherence on PTSD and depression in Portuguese colonial war veterans

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dc.contributor.authorFerrajão, Paulo Correia
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Rui Aragão Gomes
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-28T20:58:58Z
dc.date.available2019-02-28T20:58:58Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractWe analyzed the effects of 3 war components-combat exposure (CES), observation of abusive violence (OBS), and participation in abusive violence (PARTC)-and sense of coherence (SOC) on the development of both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among a sample of war veterans. We also analyzed the role of SOC as a mediator of the effects of CES, OBS, and PARTC on both depression and PTSD symptoms. Sample was composed of 120 Portuguese Colonial War veterans. A binomial logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the effects of these variables on depression and PTSD diagnosis. Mediation test was performed by conducting several hierarchical regression analyses. Results showed that OBS and PARTC, and lower levels of SOC were associated with increased odds for exceeding the clinical cutoff scores for diagnosis of depression. All variables were associated with increased odds for exceeding the clinical cutoff scores for diagnosis of PTSD. In mediation analysis, at first step, PARTC was not a significant predictor of both PTSD and depression symptoms, and PARTC did not enter in subsequent analysis. SOC was a full mediator of the effects of OBS and CES on both depression and PTSD symptoms. We propose that treatment of war veterans should aim the reconciliation of traumatic incongruent experiences in veterans' personal schemas to strengthen veterans' sense of coherence, especially for those exposed to acts of abusive violence.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/tra0000043pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn19429681
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/6935
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Associationpt_PT
dc.relationIMPLICAÇÕES PSICOLÓGICAS DA VIVÊNCIA DE CENÁRIO DE GUERRA: ESTUDO DO FUNCIONAMENTO MENTAL E SUPORTE SOCIAL NOS MILITARES PARTICIPANTES EM MISSÕES INTERNACIONAIS DE PAZ
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAge factorspt_PT
dc.subjectAgedpt_PT
dc.subjectColonialismpt_PT
dc.subjectEducational statuspt_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectLinear modelspt_PT
dc.subjectLogistic modelspt_PT
dc.subjectMalept_PT
dc.subjectMiddle agedpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectPsychiatric status rating scalespt_PT
dc.subjectRegression analysispt_PT
dc.subjectSelf reportpt_PT
dc.subjectStress disorders, Post-traumaticpt_PT
dc.subjectVeteranspt_PT
dc.subjectViolencept_PT
dc.subjectWar exposurept_PT
dc.subjectDepressionpt_PT
dc.subjectSense of Coherencept_PT
dc.titleThe effects of combat exposure, abusive violence, and sense of coherence on PTSD and depression in Portuguese colonial war veteranspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleIMPLICAÇÕES PSICOLÓGICAS DA VIVÊNCIA DE CENÁRIO DE GUERRA: ESTUDO DO FUNCIONAMENTO MENTAL E SUPORTE SOCIAL NOS MILITARES PARTICIPANTES EM MISSÕES INTERNACIONAIS DE PAZ
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT//SFRH%2FBD%2F68561%2F2010/PT
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Statespt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage8pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePsychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume8pt_PT
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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