Resilience, XXXX , @entity308 , and posttraumatic stress among Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans.

@entity1 @entity131 @entity308 @entity458 @entity1005
OBJECTIVE: We examined the prospective influence of the resilient, undercontrolled, and overcontrolled personality prototypes on @entity308 and @entity1005 ( @entity1005 ) symptoms among Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans. After accounting for the possible influence of combat exposure, we expected that the resilient prototype would predict lower @entity308 and @entity1005 over time and would be associated with adaptive coping strategies, higher social support, lower @entity458 , and higher self-reported resilience relative to overcontrolled and undercontrolled prototypes, independent of @entity131 ( @entity131 ) status. METHOD: One hundred twenty-seven veterans (107 @entity1 , 20 @entity1 ; average age = 37) participated in the study. Personality was assessed at baseline, and @entity1005 and @entity308 symptoms were assessed 8 months later. Path analysis was used to test the direct and indirect effects of personality on distress. RESULTS: No direct effects were observed from personality to distress. The resilient prototype did have significant indirect effects on @entity1005 and @entity308 through its beneficial effects on social support, coping and @entity458 . @entity131 also had direct effects on @entity1005 . CONCLUSIONS: A resilient personality prototype appears to influence veteran adjustment through its positive associations with greater social support and @entity458 , and lower use of avoidant coping. Low social support, avoidant coping, and @entity458 are related to overcontrolled and undercontrolled personality prototypes, and these behaviors seem to characterize veterans who experience problems with @entity308 and @entity1005 over time. A positive @entity131 status is directly and prospectively associated with @entity1005 symptomology independent of personality prototype. Implications for clinical interventions and future research are discussed.
