TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Emotion regulation mediates the effects of temperament traits and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms on affect in motor vehicle accident survivors
JO  - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour
A1  - Barańczuk, Urszula
SP  - 528
EP  - 535
VL  - 58
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVEs  The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations among temperament traits postulated by the Regulative Theory of Temperament (RTT), posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD symptoms), emotion regulation strategies, and affect in the 280 motor vehicle survivors (MVA).   Methods  Temperament was measured with the Formal Characteristics of Behaviour-Temperament Inventory (FCB-TI), the level of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms was assessed by the PTSD Clinical Inventory (PTSD-C), emotion regulation was tested with the Polish adaptation of the Inventory of Cognitive Affect Regulation Strategies (ICARUS), and affect was evaluated by the Polish version of the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS).   Results  Greater emotional reactivity was associated with grater negative affect (also by maladaptive regulation) and lower positive affect whereas greater activity was linked to grater positive affect (also via adaptive regulation). Furthermore, greater PTSD symptoms were related to greater negative affect (also through maladaptive regulation) and lower positive affect. However, PTSD symptoms were not linked to adaptive regulation strategies.   Conclusion  The findings significantly extends our current knowledge on the associations among temperament traits, PTSD symptoms, emotion regulation strategies, and affect in the motor vehicle survivors.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1369-8478
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2018.06.035
ID  - ref1
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