@article{ref1,
title="Posttraumatic stress and physical health among adults: the role of coping mechanisms",
journal="Journal of loss and trauma",
year="2016",
author="Boyraz, Güler and Waits, J. Brandon and Felix, Victoria A. and Wynes, Danita D.",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="47-61",
abstract="The purpose of the present study was to examine whether coping mechanisms predict physical health, after controlling for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters in a non-clinical sample of adults. Data were collected from 483 adults through an online survey. Most of the participants (66.7%) reported lifetime exposure to at least one traumatic event. The final sample of this study included 319 trauma-exposed individuals. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that PTSD symptoms on the avoidance and hyperarousal clusters had significant positive relationships with self-reported physical health symptoms. After controlling for gender and PTSD, denial, behavioral disengagement, and self-blame significantly and positively predicted physical health symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1532-5024",
doi="10.1080/15325024.2014.965978",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2014.965978"
}