TY - JOUR
PY - 2022//
TI - Daily reciprocal relations between negative and positive emotion dysregulation and posttraumatic stress symptoms among individuals with a history of sexual assault
JO - Psychiatry research
A1 - Raudales, Alexa M.
A1 - Yang, Manshu
A1 - Forkus, Shannon R.
A1 - Kiefer, Reina
A1 - Weiss, Nicole H.
SP - e114724
EP - e114724
VL - 315
IS -
N2 - Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are a debilitating health concern that can develop following sexual assault. One factor central to PTSS is emotion dysregulation. However, little is known about how emotion dysregulation, particularly the dysregulation of positive (versus negative) emotions, relates to the maintenance of PTSS over time. This study aimed to address this gap in the literature by using a micro-longitudinal approach to examine daily reciprocal relations between negative and positive emotion dysregulation and PTSS. Participants were 121 individuals with a history of sexual assault (M(age) = 35.27; 70.2% women; 81.0% white) recruited from the community. Participants self-reported on negative and positive emotion dysregulation as well as PTSS once daily for seven days.
FINDINGS provide support for the effects of both negative and positive emotion dysregulation on increases in next-day PTSS.
RESULTS carry important implications for PTSS assessment and intervention efforts among those with a history of sexual assault.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0165-1781 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114724 ID - ref1 ER -