@article{ref1,
title="Correlates and consequences of emotion regulation difficulties among OEF/OIF/OND veterans",
journal="Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy",
year="2021",
author="Pebole, Michelle M. and Lyons, Robert C. and Gobin, Robyn L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study examined trauma frequency, alcohol use, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as predictors of emotion regulation (ER) difficulties among post-9/11 Veterans. <br><br>METHOD: Seventy-four Veterans (95.5% male; mean age = 40; 45.9% Caucasian) completed questionnaires on demographics, PTSD symptoms, ER, trauma frequency, and drinking. <br><br>RESULTS: Positive correlations were observed between PTSD symptom severity and ER difficulties (r =.6, p <.001) and drinking behavior and emotion dysregulation (r =.25, p <.05). PTSD symptoms above the clinical cutoff resulted in significantly higher ER difficulties than subclinical symptoms, t(66) = -2.975, p <.01). Linear regressions revealed that PTSD accounted for 37% of the variance in ER difficulties, F(1, 66) = 37.34, p <.05. Cluster C was the only significant predictor of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) total scores (B = 1.40, p <.05). Regression analyses on DERS subscales were also examined. Both PTSD Checklist-Specific (PCL-S) total and Cluster C significantly predicted the subscales of nonacceptance (PCL-S total, B =.30, p <.001; Cluster C, B =.45, p <.05) and clarity (PCL-S total, B =.12, p <.05; Cluster C, B =.31, p <.05). PCL-S total predicted strategies (PCL-S total, B =.43, p <.01). PCL-S total was the only significant predictor of the DERS subscales of goals (B =.21, p <.001) and impulse (B =.27, p <.001). There were no significant predictors for the subscale of awareness. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The findings will aid the development of targeted intervention strategies in Veterans. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1942-9681",
doi="10.1037/tra0001046",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001046"
}