title: Acute stress disorder among civilians during a war and post-traumatic growth six years later: the impact of personal and social resources.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Various studies suggest a link between stress response to a traumatic event and post-traumatic growth (PTG), but little is known about their long-term relationship. In this study, the relationship between acute stress disorder (ASD) among civilians during a war on the home front and PTG six years later was examined for the first time. Based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory, the role of personal and social resource loss and gain as moderating factors was investigated.
  
  
  METHODS
  At Time 1 of the research (the Second Lebanon War in 2006), a structured questionnaire was administered to 370 civilians living within rocket range. At Time 2, 6 years later, 301 participants from Time 1 were again examined. The data analysis refers to the 301 respondents who participated at Time 2.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings indicate a significant relationship between ASD and PTG. Examination of the interaction revealed that resource gain (but not resource loss) moderates (strengthens) the relationship between the two.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings are not consistent with the COR view that resource loss has a greater effect on stress responses than resource gain.
authors.affiliation: a Zefat Academic College , Zefat , Israel.
authors.forename: Eti
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boehm-Tabib
keywords: acute stress disorder (ASD); civilian exposure to war; conservation of resources (COR); post-traumatic growth (PTG); social capital