Abstract
This study examined the association between posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, posttraumatic growth (PTG), and coping styles in a very unique and difficult-to-access Jewish ultra-Orthodox population. The study was conducted with 88 women who spent time in the only shelter in Israel for battered women from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community; data were collected almost 6 years on average after they left the shelter. No association was found between PTS symptoms and PTG. In addition, coping style was not found to have an indirect effect on the relationship between these variables. The theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 155-172 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Loss and Trauma |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- battered women
- coping
- posttraumatic growth
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- ultra-Orthodox
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Psychology
- Phychiatric Mental Health
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Psychiatry and Mental health
