Cumulative trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress symptoms among older adults in South Africa : does post-traumatic growth moderate this link?

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dc.contributor.author Matamela, Nyambeni A.
dc.contributor.author Wyatt, Gail
dc.contributor.author Oduntan, Yemisi
dc.contributor.author Johnson, Cameron Dale
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-24T07:01:28Z
dc.date.available 2024-10-24T07:01:28Z
dc.date.issued 2024
dc.description.abstract The study explored the interplay between PTG and PTSS in older South African adults exposed to trauma. A quantitative cross-sectional design was employed. 195 participants from a low-resourced setting in South Africa were interviewed using the UCLA Life Adversities Screener, the PTSD Checklist (DSM-5), and the PTG-Inventory. Hayes Model SPSS Macro PROCESS for moderation was used. Overall, the relationship between cumulative trauma exposure and PTSS was moderated by the PTG level (b = -0.09, SE = 0.04, p = .0113). The findings suggest that cumulative trauma exposure is a significant predictor of PTSS, and the relationship is moderated by the threshold level of PTG. Higher levels of PTG mitigated the effect of cumulative trauma exposure on PTSS. en_US
dc.description.department Psychology en_US
dc.description.librarian hj2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Partially supported by the National Institutes of Health and the University of Pretoria Research Development Program (RDP). en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/wamt20 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Nyambeni A. Matamela, Gail Wyatt, Yemisi Oduntan & Cameron Dale Johnson (2024) Cumulative Trauma Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Older Adults in South Africa: Does Post-Traumatic Growth Moderate This Link?, Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 33:10, 1212-1227, DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2024.2394086. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1092-6771 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1545-083X (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/10926771.2024.2394086
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98739
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge en_US
dc.rights © 2024 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). en_US
dc.subject South Africa (SA) en_US
dc.subject Moderation en_US
dc.subject Older adults en_US
dc.subject Post-traumatic growth (PTG) en_US
dc.subject Post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) en_US
dc.subject Trauma en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.title Cumulative trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress symptoms among older adults in South Africa : does post-traumatic growth moderate this link? en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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