Determinants of psychological resistance and recovery among XXXX exposed to assaultive trauma.

@entity1 @entity308 @entity146 @entity1005 @entity148 @entity74 @entity734
INTRODUCTION: @entity1 exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) are at high risk for developing @entity146 , including @entity1005 ( @entity1005 ), @entity148 ( @entity148 ), @entity308 ( @entity308 ), and @entity734 . However, this risk is not universal. Most @entity1 are resistant (i.e., remain asymptomatic), or recover following a brief symptomatic period. This study examined the psychological factors associated with resistant and recovered outcomes in a sample of high-risk @entity1 exposed to assault-related PTEs. METHOD: One hundred and fifty-nine @entity1 completed the Life Events Checklist and were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV @entity74 . This resulted in three groups: (1) no diagnosis (no past or current @entity146 diagnosis; n  =  56), (2) past diagnosis (a past @entity146 diagnosis, but none currently; n  =  31), and (3) current diagnosis (a current diagnosis of one or more @entity146 ; n  =  72). Groups were compared on sociodemographics, PTE exposure, psychopathology, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and psychological resilience-related factors. RESULTS: The majority of respondents (79%) did not develop chronic @entity1005 following assault exposure, and the most common @entity146 outcome was @entity308 (30%). High endorsement of mastery and social support were associated with the no diagnosis group; and greater reports of mastery and posttraumatic growth were associated with recovery from a past @entity146 . Furthermore, both resilient groups (i.e., no diagnosis and past diagnosis) scored higher on HRQOL measures compared with the current diagnosis group (P  <  0.001). CONCLUSION: Psychological resilience has ramifications to health and well-being, and identifying these factors has potential to inform preventive strategies and treatment interventions for assault exposed @entity1 .
