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Szabo, Y. Z., Frankfurt, S. B., Kurz, A. S., Anderson, A. A., & McGuire, A. P. (2022). Resilience predicts posttraumatic cognitions after a trauma reminder task and subsequent positive emotion induction among veterans with PTSD. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14(S1), S101–S108. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001143
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Szabo, Yvette Z., Sheila B. Frankfurt, A. Solomon Kurz, Austen A. Anderson, and Adam P. McGuire. “Resilience Predicts Posttraumatic Cognitions after a Trauma Reminder Task and Subsequent Positive Emotion Induction among Veterans with PTSD.” Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 14, no. S1 (2022): S101–S108.
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Szabo, Yvette Z., et al. “Resilience Predicts Posttraumatic Cognitions after a Trauma Reminder Task and Subsequent Positive Emotion Induction among Veterans with PTSD.” Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, vol. 14, no. S1, 2022, pp. S101–S108, doi:10.1037/tra0001143.
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@article{yvette2022a,
title = {Resilience predicts posttraumatic cognitions after a trauma reminder task and subsequent positive emotion induction among veterans with PTSD},
year = {2022},
issue = {S1},
journal = {Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy},
pages = {S101-S108},
volume = {14},
doi = {10.1037/tra0001143},
author = {Szabo, Yvette Z. and Frankfurt, Sheila B. and Kurz, A. Solomon and Anderson, Austen A. and McGuire, Adam P.}
}
Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common problem for veterans. Resilience, the tendency to bounce back from difficult circumstances, is negatively associated with posttraumatic cognitions (PTCs) among individuals with a history of trauma, and it may be important to understand responses to trauma reminders. Method: Using a quasi-experimental design, we examined the association between trait resilience and state PTCs in veterans with PTSD (n = 47, Mage = 48.60, 91.8% male) at two points: following a written trauma narrative exposure (Time 1 [T1]), and following a subsequent positive distraction task (i.e., brief, positive video; Time 2 [T2]). Results: After controlling for PTSD symptom severity and combat exposure, resilience was negatively associated with PTCs at T1 (ΔR2 = .19) and T2 (ΔR2 = .13). However, resilience was a poor predictor of change in PTCs from T1 to T2. We also examined the relationship between resilience and subtypes of PTCs: resilience was associated with negative views of the self (T1, ΔR2 = .24) but not negative views of the world or self-blame (T1, ΔR2s ≤ .07); these results were consistent at T2. Conclusions: Thus, resilience may attenuate negative trauma-related cognitions after trauma recall; however, this study was not designed to test causal pathways. Future research could examine whether resilience-building exercises reduce negative PTCs after trauma reminders among veterans. Additional research is needed to generalize to other trauma-exposed populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
