The Temporal Relations of PTSD Symptoms Among Treatment-Seeking Victims of Sexual Assault: A Longitudinal Study

P Hyland; Shevlin Mark; M Hansen; F Vallieres; Jamie Murphy; Ask Elklit

doi:10.1080/15325024.2015.1117933

The Temporal Relations of PTSD Symptoms Among Treatment-Seeking Victims of Sexual Assault: A Longitudinal Study

P Hyland, Shevlin Mark, M Hansen, F Vallieres, Jamie Murphy, Ask Elklit

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Abstract

This prospective study assessed the temporal relationships between the symptom clusters of PTSD in two nonprobability samples of treatment-seeking victims of sexual abuse: rape victims and adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Both groups were assessed at three time periods using self-report measures of PTSD symptomology. Findings from two cross-lagged panel analyses indicated weak temporal relationships between the symptom clusters of PTSD; however, avoidance and emotional numbing symptoms were found to exert the strongest cross-lagged effects. Avoidance and emotional numbing symptoms were also found to be the strongest predictor of subsequently meeting caseness for PTSD in both samples. Results suggest that there are minimal cross-lagged effects between the PTSD symptom clusters after three months from traumatic exposure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	492-506
Journal	Journal of Loss and Trauma
Volume	21
Issue number	6
Early online date	30 Mar 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2015.1117933
Publication status	Published online - 30 Mar 2016

Keywords

Arousal
avoidance
cross-lagged analysis
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
re-experiencing/intrusions
sexual assault
temporal ordering

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