TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The interaction between baseline trait anxiety and trauma exposure as predictor of post-trauma symptoms of anxiety and insomnia
JO  - Scandinavian journal of psychology
A1  - Larsson, Magnus R.
A1  - Bäckström, Martin
A1  - Johanson, Aki
SP  - 447
EP  - 450
VL  - 49
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-5564
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00649.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -