Appraisal of self, social environment, and state authority as a possible mediator of posttraumatic stress disorder in tortured political activists

Basoglu M., Paker M., Ozmen E., Tasdemir O., Sahin D., Ceyhanli A., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.105, sa.2, ss.232-236, 1996 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 105 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1037//0021-843x.105.2.232
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.232-236
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study examined appraisal of self and others, as measured by semantic differential ratings of Police, State, Society, Family, Friend, Myself as a Man/Woman, and Myself as a Political Person, in 55 tortured political activists in Turkey, 55 nontortured political activists, and 55 nontortured, politically noninvolved controls. There were no remarkable;differences between tortured and nontortured political activists; both groups differed from controls in having a more negative appraisal of the police and the state and stronger perceptions of danger, mistrust, and injustice in relation to state authority. Lack of beliefs concerning a ''benevolent state'' may have protected the survivors from the traumatic effects of state-perpetrated torture. Further research into the possible protective role of belief systems in posttraumatic stress disorder is needed.