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Abstract

This study was carried out to assess the relationship of ego-resiliency with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in mature survivors of the Bam earthquake. This research is an ex post facto (causal-comparative and correlational) study. 607 adult (304 males, 303 females) survivors of the Bam earthquake in Iran, selected through convenience sampling, participated in this research. All the participants completed the Mississippi Scale for PTSD, Connor-Davidson Resiliency Scale (CD-RIS), and Demographic Characteristic Questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse data in the current study. This study aimed to assess the relationship of ego-resiliency with PTSD in mature survivors of the Bam earthquake by using multiple regression analysis. We found that ego-resiliency has the criteria to enter regression analysis as a predictive variable for determining the change in PTSD. This variable could significantly predict PTSD in our study. The present study has defined ego-resiliency as coping successfully with stressful factors and hardships. Ego-resiliency is a person’s capability to create a bio-psycho-spiritual balance in the face of trauma, and it is a kind of self-repair accompanied by positive emotional and cognitive outcomes. Concerning the side effects of disasters, evidence shows that negative events can have negative outcomes, such as PTSD. At present, there are many studies on the various negative changes that a person undergoes after confronting psychologically negative events. Theoretically, several factors, such as evaluation method and adaptive reactions, factors related to the trauma, as well as personal and situational factors are involved in curbing the occurrence of PTSD.