| Title: |
Social engagement, self‐efficacy, and posttraumatic stress symptoms across 6 months of psychotherapy |
| Authors: |
Shoji, Kotaro; Smith, Andrew J.; Sano, Riko; Samuelson, Kristin W.; Benight, Charles C. |
| Source: |
Journal of Clinical Psychology ; volume 77, issue 1, page 60-77 ; ISSN 0021-9762 1097-4679 |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| Description: |
Objective The current study was conducted in a naturalistic treatment setting to examine whether and how perceptions about social engagement, trauma coping self‐efficacy, and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS) influence one another across 6 months of psychotherapy for trauma survivors. Method The sample included 183 clients who reported exposure to traumatic events and significant PTS (PCL‐5 ≥ 33). Participants ( M age = 37.8, 53.6% female) completed surveys at intake, 3 months, and 6 months into treatment. A cross‐lagged panel analysis was used to test the relationships among perceived social engagement, coping self‐efficacy, and PTS across three assessment points. Results PTS at 3‐months was a mediator in the relationship between intake perceived social engagement and 6‐month coping self‐efficacy and between intake perceived social engagement and 6‐month perceived social engagement. Conclusions PTS several months into treatment may serve as a mechanism between intake perceived social engagement and functional outcomes such as coping self‐efficacy. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1002/jclp.23034 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23034; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjclp.23034; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jclp.23034; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/jclp.23034 |
| Rights: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.72D93F72 |
| Database: |
BASE |