Forms of Social Support That Moderate PTSD in Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors

By Scott M. Hyman, S. Gold, Melissa A. Cott. Journal of Family Violence, 2003

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How Does Perceived Support Lead to Better Performance? An Examination of Potential Mechanisms (2009, background): “Esteem support has also been found to be the most important dimension of available support in preventing post-traumatic stress disorder ( Hyman, Gold, & Cott, 2003 ), reducing depression ( Johnson, Meyer, Winett, & Small, 2000 ), and predicting positive health outcomes during recovery from coronary ”
Altering Risk Following Child Maltreatment: Family and Friend Support as Protective Factors (2013, background): “The findings are consistent with past studies (Carlson et al. 2002; Hyman et al. 2003; Pepin and Banyard 2006) that have demonstrated an overall positive or promotive effect of social support following cumulative abuse experiences, regardless of the severity of the abuse experienced.”
Social bonds and posttraumatic stress disorder. (2008, background): “…social support appears to mitigate the negative effects of child abuse on measures of general psychological adjustment (Conte & Schuerman 1987, Everson et al. 1989, Gold et al. 1994, Runtz & Schallow 1997, Wyatt & Mickey 1987) and to attenuate PTSD symptom severity (Hyman et al. 2003).”
Coping with the Experience of Rape (2006, result): “Having a supportive network could also act as a buffer to experiencing self-blame in a similar manner (Hyman et al., 2003).”