APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Cognitive Coping Reduces Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms through Increased Sense of Control, Especially in the Presence of Self-Blame
- Sinead Sinnott
University of Connecticut - Crystal Park
University of Connecticut - Tania Huedo-Medina
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269
Abstract
A longitudinal study of 383 undergraduates who had experienced trauma tested whether cognitive coping strategies reduced post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), whether self-control mediates this effect, and whether self-blame moderates this relationship. Positive reframing and acceptance predicted reduced PTSS by increasing self-control; effects were stronger for those experiencing self-blame.
Stress
