@article{ref1,
title="A pilot study exploring PTSD symptom clusters as mediators between trauma exposure and attachment behaviors in married adults",
journal="Journal of couple and relationship therapy",
year="2019",
author="Ruhlmann, Lauren M. and Gallus, Kami L. and Beck, Austin R. and Goff, Briana S. Nelson and Durtschi, Jared A.",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="65-84",
abstract="The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the mediating effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters on the association between trauma exposure and attachment behaviors. <br><br>RESULTS from bootstrapped mediation analyses with a sample of 116 married adults revealed that total PTSD, avoidance, negative alterations in cognition/mood, and arousal symptoms partially mediated the effect of trauma exposure on perceived attachment behaviors in men only; the intrusion symptom cluster was not significant and there were no significant mediation effects for women. <br><br>FINDINGS shed light on possible gender variant mechanisms by which trauma may threaten secure attachment bonds in couples.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1533-2691",
doi="10.1080/15332691.2017.1399848",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332691.2017.1399848"
}