Attachment and post-traumatic stress in victims of interpersonal trauma: The mediating role of emotion-focused coping

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 667-675
Author(s):  
Gabrial T. Anderson ◽  
Spee Kosloff
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Interpersonal Trauma ◽  
Attachment Anxiety ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

Two studies examined whether negative emotion-focused coping accounts for associations between attachment insecurity and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTS). Victims of physical or sexual assault ( N Study1 = 71; N Study2 = 250) completed measures of attachment, negative emotion-focused coping, and PTS. Associations between attachment-avoidance and PTS were mediated by suppressive emotion-focused coping, and associations between attachment-anxiety and PTS were mediated by ruminative emotion-focused coping. Results replicated across two independent samples, but also supported a generalized view of the mediating processes involved.

Childhood emotional abuse and posttraumatic stress symptoms in women: the mediating role of mindfulness

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 105-116
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Laforte ◽  
Caroline Dugal ◽  
Claude Bélanger ◽  
Natacha Godbout
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Childhood Emotional Abuse ◽  
The Relationship

More than one-third of adults report having experienced emotional abuse in childhood, which is one of the most common interpersonal traumas. Although survivors of interpersonal trauma are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress symptoms, few studies have specifically examined the links between childhood emotional abuse and symptoms of post-traumatic stress in adulthood. Recent studies highlight the role of mindfulness as a key variable in understanding how interpersonal traumas can be associated with long-term post-traumatic stress symptoms (Godbout, Dion, & Bigras, 2016). The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between emotional abuse in childhood and post- traumatic stress symptoms. The sample consisted of 354 women from the community who responded to self -reported online questionnaires. The results of multiple regression analyses show that the relationship between emotional abuse in childhood and symptoms of post-traumatic stress is explained by a decrease in mindfulness capacities. Overall, the results highlight the role of mindfulness as a mechanism partially explaining the impacts of interpersonal traumas in childhood.

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