The medium role of problem-focused cooperation and perceived social support in the relationship between psychological resilience and post-traumatic growth in veterans of terror

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of problem-focused coping and perceived social support on the relationship between psychological resilience and post-traumatic growth in terror veterans. Within the scope of the study, the "Personal Information Form", "Psychological Resilience Scale", "The Ways of Coping with Stress Scale-Problem-Focused Coping sub-dimension", "Perceived Social Support Scale" and "Post Traumatic Growth Scale" were applied to 185 terror veterans. This research was carried out in relational design, which is one of the quantitative research methods. In the thesis, a structural equation model was developed and tested, showing the effects of related variables on post-traumatic growth. In the thesis, a nested models strategy based on Chi-square difference tests was used in the analysis of mediation effects. In addition, Bootstrapping technique was used to evaluate the significance of mediating effects. According to the findings, it was determined that resilience was a positive and significant explanatory factor on problem-focused coping. On the other hand, resilience was found to be a positive and significant explanatory factor on perceived social support. It has been observed that there is a positive and significant explanatory factor between psychological resilience and post-traumatic growth. It has been determined that there is a positive and significant relationship on perceived social support and problem-focused coping. No significant relationship was found between problem-focused coping and post-traumatic growth. A positive and significant relationship was found in the relationship between perceived social support and post-traumatic growth. By obtaining the relational findings, the fit indices of the model in the research were examined. A partial mediation effect of perceived social support was found in the relationship between Structural Resilience and post-traumatic growth. No mediation relationship was found between the problem-focused approach and the relationship between resilience and post-traumatic growth. It has been found that one of the most important determinants of post-traumatic growth is the resilience personality trait. Accordingly, it can be stated that as the level of psychological resilience increases in individuals with traumatic experience, the level of post-traumatic growth will also increase. The findings were discussed in the context of the literature, and suggestions were made for future studies based on the research results.