PTSD-RELATED COGNITIONS AND ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT STYLE AS MODERATORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL TRAUMA

Both PTSD-related cognitions and adult romantic attachment cognitions have been linked to level of symptomatology and can be conceptualized as interpersonal cognitive schemas that may increase vulnerability to the development of psychological symptoms. The present study examined PTSD-related cogniti...

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Published in:Journal of social and clinical psychology 2007-12, Vol.26 (10), p.1189-1209
Main Authors: ELWOOD, Lisa S, WILLIAMS, Nathan L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adults
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Attachment
Biological and medical sciences
Child abuse & neglect
Cognition
Cognitive models
Emotional disorders
Interpersonal relations
Male-female relationships
Medical sciences
Memory
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychological effects
Psychological trauma
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk factors
Sample size
Studies
Trauma
Victims
Vulnerability
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Summary:Both PTSD-related cognitions and adult romantic attachment cognitions have been linked to level of symptomatology and can be conceptualized as interpersonal cognitive schemas that may increase vulnerability to the development of psychological symptoms. The present study examined PTSD-related cognitions and adult romantic attachment as moderators of symptom development after interpersonal trauma. Victims reported higher levels of PTSD-related cognitions and attachment anxiety, but not attachment avoidance, than nonvictims. Results suggest that the experience of trauma, high levels of insecure attachment, and high levels of PTSD-related cognitions are associated with higher levels of symptomatology. In addition, PTSD-related cognitions served as a unique predictor of PTSD symptoms, and moderated the relation between attachment anxiety and depressive symptoms. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0736-7236
1943-2771
DOI:10.1521/jscp.2007.26.10.1189