Tags

Type your tag names separated by a space and hit enter

Altruism and the Vietnam War veteran: the relationship of helping to symptomatology.
J Trauma Stress. 1999 Oct; 12(4):655-62.JT

Abstract

This study examines the relationships among demographic factors, combat experiences, personality characteristics, altruism, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology. Participants were Vietnam War veterans currently undergoing treatment for PTSD. The developmental level of internalized schemas of interpersonal relations (object relatedness) and the altruistic intent to help were significant predictors of PTSD symptomatology, with lower levels of symptomatology associated with higher levels of altruism. Results indicated that predispositional variables and altruistic intentions may be important factors to consider in designing and implementing treatment programs for chronically impaired veterans with PTSD.

Links

Aggregator Full Text

Authors+Show Affiliations

Kishon-Barash R
Department of Psychology, University of Tel Aviv, Ramat-Aviv, Israel.
Midlarsky E
No affiliation info available
Johnson DR
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AltruismChronic DiseaseEmpathyHelping BehaviorHumansInterpersonal RelationsInterview, PsychologicalMaleMiddle AgedPersonality InventoryStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransVietnamWarfare

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10646183

Citation

Kishon-Barash, R, et al. "Altruism and the Vietnam War Veteran: the Relationship of Helping to Symptomatology." Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 12, no. 4, 1999, pp. 655-62.
Kishon-Barash R, Midlarsky E, Johnson DR. Altruism and the Vietnam War veteran: the relationship of helping to symptomatology. J Trauma Stress. 1999;12(4):655-62.
Kishon-Barash, R., Midlarsky, E., & Johnson, D. R. (1999). Altruism and the Vietnam War veteran: the relationship of helping to symptomatology. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12(4), 655-62.
Kishon-Barash R, Midlarsky E, Johnson DR. Altruism and the Vietnam War Veteran: the Relationship of Helping to Symptomatology. J Trauma Stress. 1999;12(4):655-62. PubMed PMID: 10646183.
* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-case
TY - JOUR T1 - Altruism and the Vietnam War veteran: the relationship of helping to symptomatology. AU - Kishon-Barash,R, AU - Midlarsky,E, AU - Johnson,D R, PY - 2000/1/26/pubmed PY - 2000/3/4/medline PY - 2000/1/26/entrez SP - 655 EP - 62 JF - Journal of traumatic stress JO - J Trauma Stress VL - 12 IS - 4 N2 - This study examines the relationships among demographic factors, combat experiences, personality characteristics, altruism, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology. Participants were Vietnam War veterans currently undergoing treatment for PTSD. The developmental level of internalized schemas of interpersonal relations (object relatedness) and the altruistic intent to help were significant predictors of PTSD symptomatology, with lower levels of symptomatology associated with higher levels of altruism. Results indicated that predispositional variables and altruistic intentions may be important factors to consider in designing and implementing treatment programs for chronically impaired veterans with PTSD. SN - 0894-9867 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/10646183/Altruism_and_the_Vietnam_War_veteran:_the_relationship_of_helping_to_symptomatology_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024769102031 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -