Evaluating a maladaptive personality-informed model of social support and post-traumatic stress disorder

• Published in: Journal of affective disorders Vol. 361; pp. 209 - 216
• Main Authors: Liu, Jianlin, Teh, Wen Lin, Tan, Rachel Hsiao Shen, Chang, Sherilyn Shi Hui, Lau, Boon Jia, Chandwani, Nisha, Tor, Phern Chern, Subramaniam, Mythily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.09.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Asian People - psychology; Cumulative trauma; Depression; Depression - psychology; Female; Humans; Life Change Events; Maladaptive personality traits; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Psychological; Mood Disorders - psychology; Personality; Personality Disorders - psychology; PTSD; Social Support; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology; PTSD; Depression; Maladaptive personality traits; Cumulative trauma; Social support

Social support is a robust predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although the inverse relationship between perceived social support and PTSD (social causation model) is supported, less is understood about the antecedents of the social causation model. Further, there is limited research...