Socio-demographic and Psychological Correlates of Posttraumatic Growth among Korean Americans with a History of Traumatic Life Experiences.

Autor: Jeon GS; Department of Nursing, Division of Natural Science, Mokpo National University, Muan, South Korea. Electronic address: sookie@mokpo.ac.kr., Park SY; Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY, USA., Bernstein KS; Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of psychiatric nursing [Arch Psychiatr Nurs] 2017 Jun; Vol. 31 (3), pp. 256-262. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Dec 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2016.12.002
Abstrakt: This study examined socio-demographic and psychological correlates of posttraumatic growth (PTG) among Korean Americans (KAs) with traumatic life experiences. A total of 286 KAs were included. Being a woman or having a lower annual household income had positive associations with PTG, while having no religion had a negative association with it. In addition, praying and visiting a mental health professional for coping with stress or for psychological problems was positively associated with PTG. Higher resilience scores increased PTG, while depressive symptoms decreased it. We suggest reinforcing help seeking behaviors and accessibility to care facilities, and gender specific strengthening programs for enhancing PTG among KAs.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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