Emotion Dysregulation and Social Support in PTSD and Depression: A Study of Trauma-Exposed Veterans.
J Trauma Stress
; 30(5): 545-549, 2017 10.
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ABSTRACT
Emotion dysregulation has been associated with impaired interpersonal functioning and increased risk of posttraumatic psychopathology. Given that social support is a robust predictor of psychiatric morbidity following trauma exposure, we examined whether emotion dysregulation was associated with posttraumatic psychopathology through its negative effect on social support. Using self-report data from 90 military veterans (89.9% men) enrolled in an outpatient psychotherapy program for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we found that social support partially mediated the effect of emotion dysregulation on PTSD (PM = .10) and depression symptoms (PM = .14). When source of support was considered, friend (PM = .08) and significant other support (PM = .06) were greater mediators of the effect of emotion dysregulation on depression symptoms than family support (PM = .01). There were no differential mediating effects for support providers on PTSD symptoms. Our findings indicate that social support is a statistically significant yet clinically limited mechanism through which emotion dysregulation is linked with psychiatric symptoms. Implications for these limitations and alternative potentially relevant interpersonal mechanisms are discussed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apoio Social
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Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos
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Veteranos
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Depressão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Trauma Stress
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá
País de publicação:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA