Attribution style and post-traumatic stress severity in the Central Region of Kenya

Influences of dwelling location

Bibliographic Data

ID15345748
AuthorsJane Ndungu (0000-0003-3621-2462, Nelson Mandela University, corresponding author), Jane W Ndungu (Nelson Mandela University), David M Ndetei (0000-0001-6891-4990, Africa Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya), Johan Herman Cronje (0000-0003-0662-7384, Nelson Mandela University), Johan Cronje (Nelson Mandela University), Kempie van Rooyen (Nelson Mandela University)
Year2018
Volume28
Issue5
Pages355-359
Publication date2018-09-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2018.1523333
OpenAlexW2978679302
LanguageEN
References cited20

This study investigated the influence of attribution styles as predictors of post-traumatic stress severity (PTSS) by dwelling in Kenya. A non-clinical convenience sample of 354 rural (n = 178) and urban (n = 176) Kenyans from the Central Region of Kenya were participants. They responded to a post-traumatic stress screener, attribution style questionnaire and post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) checklist. A regression analysis showed that the urban dweller (UD) sample was significantly more likely to attribute negative events to internal, specific causes than the rural dweller (RD) sample. Findings suggest social support protections in RD to buffer them from negative self-attributions for PTSS among this Kenyan sample

Attribution · Checklist · Kenya · Psychiatry · Sample (material · Traumatic stress · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology

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