Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Psychiatry Res. 2022 Sep;315:114724. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114724. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are a debilitating health concern that can develop following sexual assault. One factor central to PTSS is emotion dysregulation. However, little is known about how emotion dysregulation, particularly the dysregulation of positive (versus negative) emotions, relates to the maintenance of PTSS over time. This study aimed to address this gap in the literature by using a micro-longitudinal approach to examine daily reciprocal relations between negative and positive emotion dysregulation and PTSS. Participants were 121 individuals with a history of sexual assault (M = 35.27; 70.2% women; 81.0% white) recruited from the community. Participants self-reported on negative and positive emotion dysregulation as well as PTSS once daily for seven days. Findings provide support for the effects of both negative and positive emotion dysregulation on increases in next-day PTSS. Results carry important implications for PTSS assessment and intervention efforts among those with a history of sexual assault.
创伤后应激症状（PTSS）是一种使人虚弱的健康问题，可能在性侵犯后发生。与 PTSS 密切相关的一个因素是情绪失调。然而，人们对情绪失调（特别是积极情绪与消极情绪的失调）如何随时间维持 PTSS 知之甚少。本研究旨在通过使用微观纵向方法来研究消极和积极情绪失调与 PTSS 之间的日常相互关系，以此填补这一文献空白。参与者为 121 名曾遭受性侵犯的个体（M=35.27；70.2%为女性；81.0%为白人），他们是从社区招募来的。参与者在七天内每天一次自我报告负性和正性情绪失调以及 PTSS。研究结果为负性和正性情绪失调对次日 PTSS 增加的影响提供了支持。这些结果对性侵犯史患者的 PTSS 评估和干预工作具有重要意义。
