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The impact of posttraumatic growth, transformational leadership, and self-efficacy on psychological symptoms among combat veterans

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dc.contributorAllen, Rebecca S.
dc.contributorHilgeman, Michelle M.
dc.contributorBlack, Sheila R.
dc.contributorSalekin, Karen L.
dc.contributor.advisorScogin, Forrest Ray
dc.contributor.authorLaRocca, Michael Andrew
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-04T14:57:16Z
dc.date.available2018-06-04T14:57:16Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has established self-efficacy and posttraumatic growth as essential to post-deployment adjustment among veterans, and perceived transformational leadership is well known for its positive effects on follower outcomes across contexts. However, little is known regarding how transformational leadership may relate to self-efficacy and posttraumatic growth in fostering psychological wellbeing among combat veterans. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the role of posttraumatic growth and transformational leadership in predicting PTSD and depression symptoms among combat veterans, as well as how post-deployment coping self-efficacy may mediate these relations. Regression analysis revealed post-deployment coping self-efficacy and perceived transformational leadership as predictors of fewer psychological symptoms. In addition, mediation modeling using bootstrapping resampling revealed that post-deployment coping self-efficacy mediated the relation between transformational leadership and both PTSD and depression. These findings may aid in the prediction of PTSD and depression symptoms among veterans, which may then influence pre-deployment leadership training among military personnel as well as clinical treatment protocols for veterans.en_US
dc.format.extent56 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0002822
dc.identifier.otherLaRocca_alatus_0004D_12901
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/3498
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectClinical psychology
dc.titleThe impact of posttraumatic growth, transformational leadership, and self-efficacy on psychological symptoms among combat veteransen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Psychology
etdms.degree.disciplinePsychology
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.

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