Thwarted Belongingness and PTSD Symptom Severity among Firefighters: The Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties

2021 ◽  
pp. 014544552110021
Author(s):  
Samuel J. Leonard ◽  
Anka A. Vujanovic
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
Thwarted Belongingness ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Ptsd Symptom Severity ◽  
Bidirectional Associations ◽  
Empirical Implications

The present investigation examined the associations among thwarted belongingness (TB), emotion regulation difficulties (ERD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity among firefighters. First, the associations of TB and ERD with PTSD symptom severity were evaluated. Second, the indirect effect of TB on PTSD symptom severity through ERD was examined. The sample included 246 trauma-exposed firefighters ( M age = 40.21, SD = 9.93, 93.1% male) who completed an online questionnaire battery. Results demonstrate significant, positive associations among TB, ERD, and PTSD symptom severity; and an indirect effect of TB on PTSD symptom severity through heightened ERD (β = 0.17; CI [0.08, 0.29]). Alternate indirect effect models were also significant, underscoring the potentially bidirectional associations of these variables. These findings suggest that there is merit in investigating the role of interpersonal factors and ERD among firefighter populations to better understand PTSD symptomatology. Clinical and empirical implications are discussed.

Psychological Security in At-Risk Youth: Attachment, Emotion Regulation, and PTSD Symptom Severity

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 17-36
Author(s):  
Sue D. Hobbs ◽  
◽  
Daniel Bederian-Gardner ◽  
Christin M. Ogle ◽  
Gail S. Goodman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
At Risk Youth ◽  
Ptsd Symptom Severity

454. Neural Indices of Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Course of PTSD Symptom Severity in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans

2017 ◽  
Vol 81 (10) ◽  
pp. S185
Author(s):  
Jacklynn Fitzgerald ◽  
Julia DiGangi ◽  
Autumn Kujawa ◽  
Darrin Aase ◽  
Justin Greenstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Ptsd Symptom Severity

Associations between Lower-Order Anxiety Sensitivity Facets and PTSD Symptomatology among Trauma-Exposed Firefighters

2021 ◽  
pp. 014544552110168
Author(s):  
Antoine Lebeaut ◽  
Samuel J. Leonard ◽  
Nathaniel Healy ◽  
Amanda M. Raines ◽  
Sam J. Buser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Lower Order ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
Fire Service ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Potentially Traumatic Events ◽  
Depressive Symptom Severity ◽  
Ptsd Symptom Severity ◽  
In Fire

Firefighters are chronically exposed to potentially traumatic events, augmenting their risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The current study aimed to examine the incremental associations of lower-order dimensions of anxiety sensitivity (AS), examined concurrently, and PTSD symptom severity among a sample of trauma-exposed firefighters. We hypothesized that AS physical and cognitive concerns would be strongly associated with all PTSD symptom clusters and overall symptom severity, after controlling for theoretically relevant covariates (trauma load; years in fire service; alcohol use severity; depressive symptom severity). Participants were comprised of firefighters ( N = 657) who completed an online questionnaire battery and endorsed PTSD Criterion A trauma exposure. Results revealed that the AS cognitive concerns, but not AS physical concerns, was significantly and robustly associated with overall PTSD symptom severity, intrusion symptoms, and negative alterations in cognitions and mood ( ∆R2’s = .028–.042; p’s < .01); AS social concerns was incrementally associated with PTSD avoidance ( ∆R2 = .03, p < .01). Implications for firefighter-informed, evidence-based interventions are discussed.

Self-Compassion and Responses to Trauma: The Role of Emotion Regulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (13) ◽  
pp. 2016-2036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arielle A. J. Scoglio ◽  
Deirdre A. Rudat ◽  
Donn Garvert ◽  
Maggie Jarmolowski ◽  
Christie Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Ptsd Symptom Severity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Emerging literature suggests that self-compassion may be an important concept for understanding recovery from the impact of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study explored the interconnection among self-compassion, resilience, emotion dysregulation, and PTSD symptom severity in a sample of treatment-seeking women with PTSD. We predicted that self-compassion would be negatively related to PTSD symptom severity and to emotion dysregulation, and positively related to resilience. The results supported our main hypotheses. In addition, emotion dysregulation mediated the relationship between PTSD symptom severity and self-compassion and affected the relationship between self-compassion and resilience. These findings corroborate previous research that points to the important role of self-compassion in mental health and in the aftermath of stressful life events. The present study expands this research by demonstrating that PTSD symptom severity is negatively related to self-compassion in a clinical population of women with experiences of severe and repeated interpersonal trauma.

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