TY - JOUR
T1 - Guilt among Ex-Prisoners of War
AU - Solomon, Zahava
AU - Avidor, Sharon
AU - Mantin, Hila Givon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/8/9
Y1 - 2015/8/9
N2 - The article explores guilt and its correlates among Israeli ex-prisoners of war (ex-POWs) of the 1973 Yom Kippur War (YKW; N = 119) and a matched group of veterans of the same war who were not held captive (N = 97). Results revealed that compared with controls, ex-POWs reported both more posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and more guilt, after adjusting for PTSS. Results also revealed a significant PTSS × Group interaction effect on guilt, wherein the association between PTSS and guilt was stronger among ex-POWs than among controls. Among ex-POWs, results showed that feelings of helplessness when falling captive, inwardly directed active coping, and a sense of loss of control during captivity contributed to the prediction of guilt. Support at homecoming made no contributions to variance, and circumstances of falling into captivity did not predict guilt. Results support the notion that guilt is a significant component of the psychological aftermath of war captivity, and highlight its correlates. Clinical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.
AB - The article explores guilt and its correlates among Israeli ex-prisoners of war (ex-POWs) of the 1973 Yom Kippur War (YKW; N = 119) and a matched group of veterans of the same war who were not held captive (N = 97). Results revealed that compared with controls, ex-POWs reported both more posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and more guilt, after adjusting for PTSS. Results also revealed a significant PTSS × Group interaction effect on guilt, wherein the association between PTSS and guilt was stronger among ex-POWs than among controls. Among ex-POWs, results showed that feelings of helplessness when falling captive, inwardly directed active coping, and a sense of loss of control during captivity contributed to the prediction of guilt. Support at homecoming made no contributions to variance, and circumstances of falling into captivity did not predict guilt. Results support the notion that guilt is a significant component of the psychological aftermath of war captivity, and highlight its correlates. Clinical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.
KW - coping
KW - longitudinal data
KW - posttraumatic stress symptoms
KW - war captivity
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U2 - 10.1080/10926771.2015.1079284
DO - 10.1080/10926771.2015.1079284
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AN - SCOPUS:84941749531
SN - 1092-6771
VL - 24
SP - 721
EP - 739
JO - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
JF - Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
IS - 7
ER -