Posttraumatic growth and well-being among body handlers: The role of resilience, coping strategies, and belief in a just world.

IF 1.3 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Military Psychology Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI:10.1080/08995605.2025.2516264

Avital Laufer

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Abstract

This study examined psychological adaptation among 161 Israeli reserve soldiers who served as body handlers following the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack. The study assessed posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS), posttraumatic growth (PTG), well-being (WB), resilience, belief in a just world (BJW), and coping strategies. Regression analyses revealed that resilience and BJW were positively associated with WB, while PTS negatively predicted it. PTG was predicted by younger age, higher PTS, resilience, and emotion-focused acceptance coping, whereas emotion-focused distancing coping was a negative predictor. Significant interactions were found: BJW was positively associated with PTG among older participants and those with high PTS; emotional acceptance was linked to WB among younger participants; and resilience was positively related to WB among those experiencing high PTS. The results highlight that PTG and WB are distinct yet coexisting indicators of adaptation. While WB was linked to resilience and cognitive frameworks such as BJW, PTG appeared to emerge from distress combined with reflective and meaning-making processes. These findings underscore the psychological complexity of post-trauma responses in extreme conditions and point to the importance of fostering both resilience and adaptive cognitive coping in trauma-exposed populations.

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身体处理者的创伤后成长和幸福：韧性的作用，应对策略，以及对公正世界的信念。

这项研究调查了在2023年10月7日哈马斯恐怖袭击后担任尸体处理人员的161名以色列预备役士兵的心理适应情况。该研究评估了创伤后应激症状（PTS）、创伤后成长（PTG）、幸福感（WB）、复原力、对公正世界的信念（BJW）和应对策略。回归分析显示，心理弹性和身体重量与身体重量呈正相关，而PTS与身体重量呈负相关。较年轻、较高的PTS、适应力和以情绪为中心的接受应对对PTG有预测作用，而以情绪为中心的疏远应对对PTG有负向预测作用。发现显著的相互作用：BJW与PTG在老年和高PTS的参与者中呈正相关；在年轻参与者中，情感接受与WB有关；高PTS组的恢复力与WB呈正相关。结果表明，PTG和WB是不同但共存的适应指标。虽然WB与韧性和认知框架（如BJW）有关，但PTG似乎是在痛苦与反思和意义创造过程相结合的情况下出现的。这些发现强调了极端条件下创伤后反应的心理复杂性，并指出了在创伤暴露人群中培养弹性和适应性认知应对的重要性。

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Military Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

2.30

自引率

18.20%

发文量

期刊介绍： Military Psychology is the quarterly journal of Division 19 (Society for Military Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. The journal seeks to facilitate the scientific development of military psychology by encouraging communication between researchers and practitioners. The domain of military psychology is the conduct of research or practice of psychological principles within a military environment. The journal publishes behavioral science research articles having military applications in the areas of clinical and health psychology, training and human factors, manpower and personnel, social and organizational systems, and testing and measurement.