Posttraumatic Growth, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Refugees
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Date
2013
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Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
The study examined posttraumatic growth, resilience and PTSD among a random sample of 426 (mean age: 35 years; 51.6%
females) Congolese refugees resident at Nakivale camp, using a cross-sectional survey. Interviews were conducted using the
Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Posttraumatic Diagnostic Survey. Prevalence of
PTSD was 61.7%, with 58.6% female reporting PTSD. Female gender, low education level, and trauma load were significant
predictors of PTSD. The regression model accounted for 12.2 percent of the variance in PTSD. Resilience, posttraumatic
growth, number of displacements and trauma load were significant predictors accounting for 6.1 percent of the variance in
PTSD symptom severity. There were no significant differences in the resilience and posttraumatic growth of refugees with
and without PTSD. The high prevalence of PTSD is partly explained by risk factors including trauma load. Our findings also
point to the protective role of resilience and posttraumatic growth among refugees.
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Posttraumatic Growth, Resilience, PTSD, Refugees
Citation
Ssenyonga, J., Owens, V., & Olema, D. K. (2013). Posttraumatic growth, resilience, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among refugees. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 82, 144-148. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.06.238