TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Posttraumatic stress and physical health among adults: the role of coping mechanisms
JO  - Journal of loss and trauma
A1  - Boyraz, Güler
A1  - Waits, J. Brandon
A1  - Felix, Victoria A.
A1  - Wynes, Danita D.
SP  - 47
EP  - 61
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1532-5024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2014.965978
ID  - ref1
ER  -