@article{ref1,
title="The interaction between baseline trait anxiety and trauma exposure as predictor of post-trauma symptoms of anxiety and insomnia",
journal="Scandinavian journal of psychology",
year="2008",
author="Larsson, Magnus R. and Bäckström, Martin and Johanson, Aki",
volume="49",
number="5",
pages="447-450",
abstract="In this study a prospective design was used to investigate the interaction between baseline trait anxiety and exposure to traumatic situations on post-trauma symptoms of anxiety and insomnia in a sample of Swedish peacekeeping soldiers serving in Kosovo. The result showed that pre-trauma trait anxiety interacted with exposure to traumatic situations predicting a higher post-trauma distress. Further, baseline trait anxiety and baseline symptoms of anxiety and insomnia predicted post-trauma symptoms of anxiety and insomnia. The results support a diathesis stress model in which high trait anxiety interacts with trauma exposure in the elicitation of anxiety-related distress but the study needs to be replicated before further conclusions can be drawn.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0036-5564",
doi="10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00649.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00649.x"
}