On the relationship between emotion regulation difficulties and posttraumatic stress symptoms during treatment: A test of reciprocity.

Autor: Meuleman EM; Psychotraumacentrum Zuid Nederland, Reinier van Arkel, Bethaniestraat 10, 5211 LJ 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands., van der Veld WM; Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Thomas van Aquinostraat 4, 6525 GD Nijmegen, the Netherlands., van Ee E; Psychotraumacentrum Zuid Nederland, Reinier van Arkel, Bethaniestraat 10, 5211 LJ 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands; Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Thomas van Aquinostraat 4, 6525 GD Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: e.van.ee@reiniervanarkel.nl.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of affective disorders [J Affect Disord] 2024 Apr 01; Vol. 350, pp. 197-202. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.116
Abstrakt: Positive associations between difficulties in emotion regulation and PTSD symptom severity have been consistently found in the literature. Little is known whether these associations are the result of reciprocal effects between the two constructs. This study investigated the reciprocal relationship between post-traumatic stress symptoms and emotion regulation difficulties. The study used a longitudinal design with two time points. The sample consisted of 293 patients who were all in treatment for PTSD. We estimated the cross-lagged panel model with latent variables. The results showed a significant cross-lagged effect of emotion regulation difficulties on post-traumatic stress symptoms. This finding highlights that emotion regulation difficulties play a pivotal role in the development and maintenance of post-traumatic stress. Therefore, exploring emotion regulation difficulties early on in treatment may support the effectiveness of trauma-focused interventions.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None.
(Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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