The Effects of Perceived Social Support and Coping Self- Efficacy on Trauma Symptoms after a Traumatic Event

......................................................................................................................... CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 7 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................... 9 Prevalence of Traumatic Events ...................................................................................... 9 Psychological Maladjustment ....................................................................................... 10 Perceived Social Support .............................................................................................. 18 Coping Self-Efficacy ..................................................................................................... 22 Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 26 CHAPTER THREE:METHOD ........................................................................................ 28 Participants .................................................................................................................... 28 Measures........................................................................................................................ 28 Traumatic Load ......................................................................................................... 28 Trauma Symptomatology ........................................................................................... 29 Perceived Social Support ........................................................................................... 30 Coping Self-efficacy ................................................................................................... 31 Procedure ....................................................................................................................... 31 Analyses ........................................................................................................................ 32 CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS ......................................................................................... 34 CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION ..................................................................................... 40 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 46 APPENDICES .................................................................................................................. 55 Appendix A: Informed Consent Form .............................................................................. 56 Appendix B: Demographics .............................................................................................. 60 Appendix C: Trauma History Screen ................................................................................ 63 Appendix D: Trauma Symptom Checklist -40 ................................................................. 66 Appendix E: PTSD Checklist – Civilian .......................................................................... 69 Appendix F: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support ................................. 72 Appendix G: Coping Self-Efficacy Scale ......................................................................... 75