@article{20.500.12766/231,
year = {2018},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12766/231},
abstract = {Background: The effect of indirect (versus direct) exposure to a traumatic event on the quality of life of terrorist
attack victims has received considerable attention in the literature. However, more research is required to examine
whether the symptoms and underlying processes caused by both types of exposure are equivalent. Our main
hypothesis is that well-being plays a different role depending on indirect vs. direct trauma exposure.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, eighty direct victims of 11-M terrorist attacks (people who were traveling in
trains where bombs were placed) and two-hundred indirect victims (individuals highly exposed to the 11-M
terrorist attacks through communications media) voluntarily participated without compensation. To test our
hypothesis regarding the mediating role of indirect exposure, we conducted a biased corrected bootstrapping
procedure. To test our hypothesis regarding the moderating role of direct exposure, data were subjected to a
hierarchical regression analysis.
Results: As predicted, for indirect trauma exposure, well-being mediated the relationship between post-traumatic
dysfunctional cognitions and trauma symptoms. However, for direct trauma exposure, well-being moderated the
relationship between post-traumatic dysfunctional cognitions and trauma symptoms.
Conclusions: The results of our study indicate that the different role of well-being found between indirect (causal
factor) and direct exposure (pro},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
title = {Post-traumatic cognitions and quality of life in terrorism victims: the role of well-being in indirect versus direct exposure},
doi = {10.1186/s12955-018-0923-x},
journal = {Health and Quality of Life Outcomes volume},
keywords = {Well-being},
keywords = {Quality of life},
keywords = {Post-traumatic cognitions},
keywords = {Terrorism},
keywords = {Indirect-direct exposure},
volume = {16},
author = {Bajo, Miriam and Blanco Abarca, Amalio and Stavraki, Maria and Gandarillas, Beatriz and Cancela, Ana and Requero, Blanca and Díaz, Darío},
}