Abstract
This study validated the French version of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS-F) and tested the protective role of resilience in the context of vicarious trauma (22 March 2016 terrorist attacks in Brussels) regarding anxiety and depression symptoms. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated a single-factor structure of the BRS-F. Investigation of convergent validity showed that the BRS-F was positively correlated with usual outcomes such as subjective happiness, acceptance, and sense of coherence, and negatively correlated with anxiety and depression symptoms. Lastly, the results of the study showed that resilience protected against the effect of vicarious trauma in two ways. First, at the time of exposure, the more resilient individuals reported lower levels of anxiety and depression symptoms. Second, after three months, the more resilient individuals recovered from these symptoms, whereas no significant effect was found for less resilient individuals. Theoretical and clinical implications of the findings are discussed.
Highlights
Hypothesis 3 stated that individuals higher in resilience would recover faster from depression and anxiety symptoms three months after a vicarious trauma. Consistent with this hypothesis, the results showed that resilience predicted the difference in Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSC) between
This study highlighted the validity of the French version of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) as well as the protective role of resilience in the context of vicarious trauma
It underlined that resilience may act as a protection factor regarding anxiety and depression symptom recovery after having faced a vicarious trauma situation
Summary
If bolstering resilience diminishes different forms of psychological distress, it is essential to study in the context of vicarious trauma
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