Examining the associations between control (primary and secondary) appraisals and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Malaysian and Australian trauma survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little research has considered the influence of culture on control appraisals in the context of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate whether cultural group moderated the relationship between control (primary and secondary) appraisals and PTSD symptoms in trauma survivors from Western (Australian) and Asian (Malaysian) cultural contexts.

Methods

Trauma survivors (107 Australian with European cultural heritage; 121 Malaysian with Malay, Indian or Chinese cultural heritage) completed an online survey assessing PTSD symptoms and appraisals of control.

Results

Cultural group moderated the association between primary control and PTSD symptoms; the positive association was significant for the Australian group but

SUBMITTER: Reyneke T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739294 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature