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Facets of personality from the Big 5 model, familial coping mechanisms, and interpersonal support were selected to predict perceived benefits and subjective well-being with 43 participants from varied ages, income levels, and ethnicities who experienced a natural disaster. Results indicate positive changes were predicted by distinct variables. Mental healthiness was predicted by high agreeableness, passive appraisal, and reframing, accounting for 43% of the variance. Perception of benefits was predicted by high conscientiousness and seeking social support, which accounted for 50% of the variance. Thus, it appears that long-standing, pretraumatic individual and familial differences predict these posttraumatic outcomes.

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This page is a summary of: Recovery following Hurricane Rita: A pilot study of preexisting and modifiable aspects of positive change., Traumatology An International Journal, January 2008, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1177/1534765607312688.
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