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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-26
pubmed:abstractText
Although, a link between attachment and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms has been established, the mechanisms involved in this link have not yet been identified. Furthermore, attachment has been systematically measured by self-report questionnaires, which are prone to perceptual bias. The first goal of this study was to examine the link between PTSD symptoms and attachment security level, as measured with a security index created from the Adult Attachment Projective interview. The second goal was to test emotion regulation strategies as mediators of this link. Participants were recruited in hospital emergency rooms following trauma exposure in adulthood. The results showed that a higher level of attachment security was associated with fewer PTSD symptoms at one and three months post-trauma. The results also showed that substance use and emotion-focused strategies mediated the association between attachment and PTSD symptoms. Theoretical and clinical considerations that follow from these outcomes are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1477-2205
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
101-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Emotion regulation strategies as mediators of the association between level of attachment security and PTSD symptoms following trauma in adulthood.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Sherbrooke University, Montreal, QC, Canada. maryse.benoit@usherbrooke.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article