Article: Perception of benefits and costs during SARS outbreak: An 18-month prospective study

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TitlePerception of benefits and costs during SARS outbreak: An 18-month prospective study
AuthorsCheng, C1
Wong, WM1
Tsang, KW1
KeywordsBenefit finding
Defensiveness
Posttraumatic growth
Psychosocial resources
SARS
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Issue Date2006
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.apa.org/journals/ccp.html
CitationJournal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology, 2006, v. 74 n. 5, p. 870-879 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.870
AbstractIn this study, the authors examined perceived benefits and costs of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Mixed accounts of benefits and costs, rather than exclusive accounts of only benefits or costs, were proposed to be characterized by nondefensiveness and enduring changes in psychosocial resources. Participants were 70 SARS recoverers, 59 family members of SARS recoverers, and 172 healthy adults residing in Hong Kong - a SARS-affected region. Results show that participants giving an exclusive account of benefits had higher levels of defensiveness than those giving a mixed account and those giving an exclusive account of costs. Only the perceived impact of benefits given in mixed accounts were related to future accruements in personal and social resources over an 18-month period. © 2006 APA, all rights reserved.
ISSN0022-006X
2011 Impact Factor: 4.848
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.193
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.870
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000241435400008
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dc.contributor.authorCheng, C
dc.contributor.authorWong, WM
dc.contributor.authorTsang, KW
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:58:04Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:58:04Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractIn this study, the authors examined perceived benefits and costs of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Mixed accounts of benefits and costs, rather than exclusive accounts of only benefits or costs, were proposed to be characterized by nondefensiveness and enduring changes in psychosocial resources. Participants were 70 SARS recoverers, 59 family members of SARS recoverers, and 172 healthy adults residing in Hong Kong - a SARS-affected region. Results show that participants giving an exclusive account of benefits had higher levels of defensiveness than those giving a mixed account and those giving an exclusive account of costs. Only the perceived impact of benefits given in mixed accounts were related to future accruements in personal and social resources over an 18-month period. © 2006 APA, all rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology, 2006, v. 74 n. 5, p. 870-879 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.870
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.870
dc.identifier.epage879
dc.identifier.hkuros125929
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000241435400008
dc.identifier.issn0022-006X
2011 Impact Factor: 4.848
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.193
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid17032091
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-33749621391
dc.identifier.spage870
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/89520
dc.identifier.volume74
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.apa.org/journals/ccp.html
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsJournal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Copyright © American Psychological Association.
dc.subjectBenefit finding
dc.subjectDefensiveness
dc.subjectPosttraumatic growth
dc.subjectPsychosocial resources
dc.subjectSARS
dc.subjectSevere acute respiratory syndrome
dc.titlePerception of benefits and costs during SARS outbreak: An 18-month prospective study
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong