Individual Symptoms and Coping Resources Reported by Trauma Survivors and Their Partners: A Qualitative Research Study with Clinical Couples

Autor: Kristy Archuieta, Allison M. J. Reisbig, Tamera Scheer, Everett Hanes, Kami L. Schwerdtfeger, Briana S. Nelson Goff, Ben Nue, Amy Bole, Douglas B. Smith, Carol B. Hoheisel, Stacey Blalock Henry, Erin M. Sanders-Hahs, Jamie Osby-Williams
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy. 7:187-209
ISSN: 1533-2691
DOI: 10.1080/15332690802238043
Popis: Trauma-focused research has traditionally addressed symptom development in individuals who directly experienced traumatic events, overlooking the systemic impact of trauma on family members of trauma survivors. In recent years, researchers and clinicians have begun to understand the systemic effects of trauma by examining how individual exposure to traumatic events affects partners, children, parents, and other members of victims' social systems. The purpose of the current study was to further examine the systemic impact of trauma by exploring the individual symptoms of partners in dual- and single-trauma couples. The study examined qualitative interview data from 17 individuals, analyzed using a retroductive methodology to identify how each individual partner in an intimate partner relationship is affected when one or both partners have a history of trauma exposure. The following primary themes were identified: general psychological symptoms, self-esteem issues, emotional responses, cognitive sy...
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