Fifty Years After Nigerian Civil War: Social Support Is Associated with PTSD Symptoms Through Increased Self-Efficacy Among Biafran Veterans.

IF 2.6 3区心理学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY Journal of Interpersonal Violence Pub Date : 2024-07-27 DOI:10.1177/08862605241262239

Nkechi Angela Chukwuemeka, Chuka Mike Ifeagwazi, Runcie C W Chidebe, Okechukwu Timothy Ozor, Chinenye Joseph Aliche, Chibuike Chinonso Mgbeanuli, Ikechukwu Erojikwe, JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji

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The Nigerian Civil War (or Nigerian-Biafran War, 1967-1970) was fought between the Nigerian federal government and the defunct Republic of Biafra. Biafra recruited young men and boys (child soldiers) to fight the war, but little attention has been given to understanding the mental health outcomes of the War on Biafran veterans. Although there are few studies on social support in relation to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in this older veteran population, the mechanism through which social support influences PTSD has not received much attention. Hence, we investigated whether self-efficacy explains the association between social support and PTSD symptoms in a sample of Biafran War veterans. They were recruited from the Veterans' association in south-east Nigeria (N = 250; M_age = 71.33 years, SD = 7.11), and completed self-report measures of social support, self-efficacy, and PTSD symptoms. Results showed that veterans with greater social support (β = -.49, p < .001) and high self-efficacy reported less PTSD symptoms (β = -.55, p < .001). Above all, social support predicted decreased PTSD symptoms risk through increased self-efficacy, 95% CI [-0.53, -0.29]. By implication, social support may be associated with lower PTSD symptoms because it enhances efficacy beliefs, and thereby leads to less PTSD symptoms.

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尼日利亚内战五十年后：社会支持通过提高比夫兰退伍军人的自我效能与创伤后应激障碍症状有关。

尼日利亚内战（或尼日利亚-比夫拉战争，1967-1970 年）是尼日利亚联邦政府与已解体的比夫拉共和国之间的战争。比夫拉征募年轻男子和男孩（儿童兵）参战，但人们很少关注战争对比夫拉退伍军人心理健康的影响。虽然关于社会支持与这一老年退伍军人群体中创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状的相关研究不多，但社会支持影响创伤后应激障碍的机制却没有得到太多关注。因此，我们研究了自我效能是否可以解释社会支持与创伤后应激障碍症状之间的关系。我们从尼日利亚东南部的退伍军人协会招募了这些退伍军人（人数 = 250；年龄 = 71.33 岁，标准差 = 7.11），并完成了社会支持、自我效能和创伤后应激障碍症状的自我报告测量。结果显示，社会支持越强的退伍军人（β = -.49, p p

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Journal of Interpersonal Violence Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Interpersonal Violence is devoted to the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence. It provides a forum of discussion of the concerns and activities of professionals and researchers working in domestic violence, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, physical child abuse, and violent crime. With its dual focus on victims and victimizers, the journal will publish material that addresses the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of all types of violence. JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Research may use qualitative or quantitative methods. JIV does not publish reviews of research, individual case studies, or the conceptual analysis of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Outcome data for program or intervention evaluations must include a comparison or control group.