Citation

Suvak M, Maguen S, Litz BT, Silver RC, Holman EA. J. Trauma. Stress 2008; 21(1): 30-39.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. suvakmi@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jts.20289

PMID

18302169

Abstract

The authors conducted confirmatory factor analyses of reports of posttraumatic stress reactions using a national probability sample of individuals indirectly exposed to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (n = 675). Reactions at three time points in the year after the attacks were best accounted for by a lower-order, 4-factor solution (Reexperiencing, Strategic Avoidance, Emotional Numbing, and Hyperarousal Symptoms). Indirect exposure to a traumatic event appears to induce a response with a similar symptom structure as responses to direct exposure.

Language: en