Citation

Jakupcak M, Tull MT. Violence Vict. 2005; 20(5): 589-598.

Affiliation

Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA. matthew.jakupcak@med.va.gov

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16248493

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms on anger, aggression, and violence among civilian male college students. Results suggest that civilian men who have been exposed to a potentially traumatic event (PTE) and report symptoms of PTSD indicate more trait anger, more internal anger and hostility, and more aggression and violence than men who do not report symptoms of PTSD. Results are contrasted to those found in clinical samples of male veterans with PTSD and discussed in terms of understanding and treating anger and aggression in non-clinical, trauma-exposed populations.