How Do Meaning in Life and Positive Affect Relate to Adaptation to Stress? The Case of Firefighters Following the Mount Carmel Forest Fire.

IF 0.5 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences Pub Date : 2015-01-01

Amit Shrira, Dov Shmotkin, Yuval Palgi, Yechiel Soffer, Yaira Hamama Raz, Patricia Tal-Katz, Menachem Ben-Ezra, Charles C Benight

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Abstract

Background: We examined how positive affect (PA) and meaning in life (MIL) conjointly regulate posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and perceived coping self-efficacy. Hypotheses were guided by a recent holistic model, according to which PA and MIL should compensate for each other in relating to adaptation to high stress.

Method: The sample included 75 Israeli firefighters who took active part in extinguishing the 2010 Mount Carmel forest fire.

Results: PA and MIL helped to compensate for the other, demonstrating that when one of them was low, the other related to higher adaptation. That is, under low MIL, PA related to PTSD symptoms and coping self-efficacy, and under low PA, MIL related to PTSD symptoms and coping self-efficacy.

Limitation: The study design was cross-sectional and therefore precluded any causal inferences.

Conclusions: The findings lend additional support to the holistic model and help to understand how subjective well-being and MIL correlate with adaptation to stress.

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生活意义和积极影响如何与压力适应相关?卡梅尔山森林大火后的消防员案例。

背景:我们研究了积极情绪(PA)和生活意义(MIL)如何共同调节创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)症状和感知应对自我效能感。假设是由最近的一个整体模型指导的，根据该模型，PA和MIL应该在适应高压力方面相互补偿。方法:样本包括在2010年卡梅尔山森林火灾中积极参与灭火的75名以色列消防员。结果:PA和MIL有助于补偿另一个，表明当其中一个低时，另一个与更高的适应有关。即低MIL状态下，PA与PTSD症状和应对自我效能相关，低PA状态下，MIL与PTSD症状和应对自我效能相关。局限性:研究设计是横断面的，因此排除了任何因果推论。结论:这些发现为整体模型提供了额外的支持，并有助于理解主观幸福感和MIL与压力适应之间的关系。

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Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences PSYCHIATRY-

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0.80

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25.00%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： THE ISRAEL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY publishes original articles dealing with the all bio-psycho-social aspects of psychiatry. While traditionally the journal has published manuscripts relating to mobility, relocation, acculturation, ethnicity, stress situations in war and peace, victimology and mental health in developing countries, papers addressing all aspects of the psychiatry including neuroscience, biological psychiatry, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy and ethics are welcome. The Editor also welcomes pertinent book reviews and correspondence. Preference is given to research reports of no more than 5,000 words not including abstract, text, references, tables and figures. There should be no more than 40 references and 4 tables or figures. Brief reports (1,500 words, 5 references) are considered if they have heuristic value. Books to be considered for review should be sent to the editorial office. Selected book reviews are invited by the editor.