Hyer L, McCranie E W, Boudewyns P A, Sperr E
Augusta VA Medical Center, Georgia, USA.
J Trauma Stress. 1996 Apr;9(2):299-316. doi: 10.1007/BF02110662.
Little is known about how individuals who develop chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) cope with recurring trauma memories, or how enduring personality characteristics influence such coping. Focusing on 110 hospitalized Vietnam combat veterans with chronic PTSD, this exploratory study assessed the relative frequency of using eight ways of coping with war memories, and associations between relative use of these strategies and eight dysfunctional personality styles. As a secondary issue, associations between coping strategies, combat exposure, and PTSD severity were also examined. Consistent with prior findings, these veterans predominantly used emotion-focused and avoidant strategies to cope with war memories. Differing personality styles and relative use or nonuse of particular coping strategies were also associated in psychologically coherent ways. These preliminary findings are discussed in relation to methodologic and future research issues.
对于那些患上慢性创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的个体如何应对反复出现的创伤记忆，或者持久的人格特征如何影响这种应对方式，我们所知甚少。本探索性研究聚焦于110名患有慢性PTSD的住院越南战争退伍军人，评估了使用八种应对战争记忆方式的相对频率，以及这些策略的相对使用情况与八种功能失调人格类型之间的关联。作为次要问题，还研究了应对策略、战斗暴露与PTSD严重程度之间的关联。与先前的研究结果一致，这些退伍军人主要使用以情绪为中心和回避的策略来应对战争记忆。不同的人格类型以及特定应对策略的相对使用或不使用也以心理上连贯的方式相互关联。我们将结合方法学和未来研究问题来讨论这些初步发现。
