Time Perspectives and Proneness to PTSD Among Syrian Refugees in Greece. Issue 4 (19th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Papastamatelou, Julie; Unger, Alexander; Zachariadis, Andreas
• Is Part Of: Journal of loss and trauma. Volume 26:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 375
• Page End: 388
• Publication Date: 2021-05-19
• Subjects: ZTPI -- DBTP -- DNTP -- posttraumatic stress disorder -- refugees; Loss (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Adjustment (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Life change events -- Periodicals; Interpersonal relations -- Periodicals; 154.4
• DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2020.1793552
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1532-5024

Abstract

Abstract: We tested the possible relationship between Time Perspectives (TPs) and PTSD-vulnerability among Syrian refugees in Greece. We have used the Standard Arabic version of the Zimbardo Time Perspectives Inventory (ZTPI) by Djarallah; the Posttraumatic Symptom Scale by Raphael et al., and the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale by Schwarzer and Jerusalem. Our results indicate that Past Negative, Present Fatalistic, and Future are associated with PTSD and that the Deviance from a Negative Time Perspective (DNTP) as an overall configuration plays an essential role. Refugees could benefit from the implementation of TP therapy with the aim of reaching a Balanced Time Perspective.