Are Peritraumatic Perceptions of Fear/Life Threat and Posttraumatic Negative Self-Conscious Appraisals/Emotions Differentially Associated with PTSD Symptoms?
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| Title: | Are Peritraumatic Perceptions of Fear/Life Threat and Posttraumatic Negative Self-Conscious Appraisals/Emotions Differentially Associated with PTSD Symptoms? |
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| Authors: | Tran, Han N., Beck, J. Gayle |
| Source: | Cognitive Therapy & Research. Feb2019, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p272-283. 12p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Abstract: | In light of revisions to the diagnostic classification and criteria of PTSD in the DSM-5 that underscore a range of negative self-related appraisals and emotions beyond fear/anxiety, the current study examined the relative associations of peritraumatic perceptions of fear/life threat and posttraumatic negative self-conscious appraisals and emotions (shame, guilt, negative beliefs about the self, self-blame) with specific PTSD symptom clusters: re-experiencing, avoidance, numbing, and hyperarousal. The sample included 257 female survivors of intimate partner violence. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that peritraumatic perceptions of fear/life threat and posttraumatic negative self-conscious appraisals/emotions significantly correlated with each of the PTSD symptom clusters. Findings support the conceptualization of PTSD as involving concurrent fear- and self-related cognitive/emotional factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | In light of revisions to the diagnostic classification and criteria of PTSD in the DSM-5 that underscore a range of negative self-related appraisals and emotions beyond fear/anxiety, the current study examined the relative associations of peritraumatic perceptions of fear/life threat and posttraumatic negative self-conscious appraisals and emotions (shame, guilt, negative beliefs about the self, self-blame) with specific PTSD symptom clusters: re-experiencing, avoidance, numbing, and hyperarousal. The sample included 257 female survivors of intimate partner violence. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that peritraumatic perceptions of fear/life threat and posttraumatic negative self-conscious appraisals/emotions significantly correlated with each of the PTSD symptom clusters. Findings support the conceptualization of PTSD as involving concurrent fear- and self-related cognitive/emotional factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01475916 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10608-018-9903-z |
