Details:

Alternative Title:
Stress Health
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smi.2615
Personal Author:
McCanlies, Erin C. ; Mnatsakanova, Anna ; Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel, Cecil M. ; Violanti, John M.
McCanlies, Erin C. ; Mnatsakanova, Anna ; Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel, Cecil M. ; Violanti, John M. Less -
Description:
Following Hurricane Katrina, police officers in the New Orleans geographic area faced a number of challenges. This cross-sectional study examined the association between resilience, satisfaction with life, gratitude, posttraumatic growth, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in 84 male and 30 female police officers from Louisiana. Protective factors were measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilience scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Gratitude Questionnaire, and the Posttraumatic Growth inventory. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder were measured using the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist--Civilian (PCL-C). Potential associations were measured using linear regression and analysis of variance. Models were adjusted for age, sex, race, education, and alcohol. Mean PCL-C symptoms were 29.5 ± 14.5 for females and 27.8 ± 12.1 for males. Adjusted mean levels of PCL-C symptoms significantly decreased as quartiles of resilience (p < .001), satisfaction with life (p < .001), and gratitude (p < .001) increased. In contrast, PCL-C symptoms were not associated with posttraumatic growth in this sample. These results indicate that positive factors such as resilience, satisfaction with life, and gratitude may help mitigate symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. To further explore these relationships, longitudinal follow-up in a larger population would be of interest.
Subject:
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Adult
Analysis Of Variance
Article
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cyclonic Storms
Female
Humans
Male
Natural Disasters
Personal Satisfaction
Police
Resilience, Psychological
Sex Factors
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Surveys And Questionnaires

Source:
Stress Health. 30(5):405-415.
Pubmed ID:
25476965
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4676265
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; R03 OH009582-02/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; R03 OH009582-02/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States Less -
Name as Subject:
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 ; Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 ; Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Less -
Place as Subject:
New Orleans, LA
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:a956b244d5a558b3d217c85706eae4cdd9b114c87dc0072c5da4d061657bd262
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