Using Reinforcement Sensitivity to Understand Longitudinal Links Between PTSD and Relationship Adjustment
| Autor: | Sandra L. Shallcross, Melissa A. Polusny, Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, David S. DeGarmo, Christopher R. Erbes, Paul A. Arbisi, Laura A. Meis, Mark D. Kramer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Male 050103 clinical psychology Punishment (psychology) 050109 social psychology Context (language use) Reinforcement sensitivity theory PsycINFO behavioral disciplines and activities Severity of Illness Index Article Cohort Studies Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Interpersonal relationship Severity of illness Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Interpersonal Relations Longitudinal Studies Iraq War 2003-2011 General Psychology Veterans Combat Disorders 05 social sciences Panel analysis Sexual Partners Female Psychology Reinforcement Psychology Clinical psychology Cohort study |
| Popis: | There is limited research testing longitudinal models of how posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity leads to impaired relationship adjustment. The present study evaluated 2 potential mechanisms among a longitudinal sample of National Guard soldiers deployed to the Iraq War: (1) sensitivity to cues associated with punishment within intimate relationships and (2) sensitivity to cues associated with incentives in intimate relationships. Participants were surveyed by mail 1 year after an extended 16-month combat deployment and again 2 years later. Using a cross-lagged panel analysis with 2 mediators (relationship-specific threat and incentive sensitivity), findings indicated Time 1 PTSD symptom severity significantly eroded relationship adjustment over time through greater sensitivity to cues of relationship-related punishment, but not through incentive sensitivity. Additionally, findings indicated sensitivity to cues of relationship-related threats maintains symptoms of PTSD while sensitivity to cues of relationship-related incentives maintains relationship adjustment. Finally, PTSD symptoms significantly predicted erosion of relationship adjustment over time; however, associations from relationship adjustment to changes in PTSD severity over time were nonsignificant. Findings are discussed within the context of reinforcement sensitivity theory and emotional processing theory of PTSD. (PsycINFO Database Record |
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