Internationally, there is evidence that poly-victimization in childhood –exposure to different types of violence– has negative consequences for individuals even into adulthood. The consequences would be more severe than repeated exposure to a specific type of violence. In Chile there is not enough research on this phenomenon. For this reason, the objective of the study is to evaluate the relationship between poly-victimization, posttraumatic symptomatology, self-efficacy and social support in a sample of 180 university students (M = 20.72, SD = 3.10). We performed both bivariate (correlations) and multivariate analyzes (multiple regression and path analysis). The results show a direct relationship between poly-victimization and posttraumatic symptomatology. In addition, self-efficacy mediated the relationship between social support and symptomatology: the greater the social support, the greater the self-efficacy, and thus the less symptomatology. We discuss the implications of these results for the psychotherapy processes with adult population with mental health problems.
Keywords:
Poly-victimization, self-efficacy, social support, posttraumatic stress
Author Biography
Cristóbal Guerra, Universidad Santo Tomás
Contacto: C. Guerra, Escuela de Psicología de la Universidad Santo Tomás, 1 norte nº 3041, Viña del Mar, Chile. Correo electrónico: cuerravio@yahoo.es
Guerra, C., Inostroza, R., Villegas, J., Villalobos, L., & Pinto-Cortez, C. (2017). Polyvictimization and Post-Traumatic Symptomatology: The Role of Social Support and Self-Efficacy. Revista De Psicología, 26(2), pp. 1–10. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-0581.2017.47951
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