APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
The Bidirectional Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Depression Among Child Survivors of Residential Fires
- Amelia Tankersley
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Russell Jones
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Thomas Ollendick
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Abstract
Social support has been established as a protective factor following exposure to a potentially traumatic event. We found a bidirectional relationship between social support and depression in a longitudinal study of child survivors of residential fires, suggesting that posttraumatic distress may deteriorate perceived social support.
Psychopathology
