The relationship between self-disclosure and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in peacekeepers deployed to Somalia
The relationship between self-disclosure and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in peacekeepers deployed to Somalia
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1023754820991
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发表时间：
2003-06-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Litz, BT
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作者：
Bolton, EE;Glenn, DM;Litz, BT
维持和平的挑战使个人面临严重心理困扰的风险（例如，B。T. Litz，S. Orsillo，M. Freidman，P. Ehlich，& A. Batres，1997）。自我表露已被证明可以改善暴露于潜在创伤事件后的心理困扰（J. W。Pennebaker & K. D. Harber，1993）。分享或自我披露部署相关的经验，是这项研究的重点，并假设与适应。作为一项更大调查的一部分，426名美国人。S.对在索马里担任维和人员的军事人员进行了一项全面的心理社会问卷调查，其中包括对负面和潜在创伤经历的暴露、返乡时的接待、自我表露和创伤后应激障碍症状严重程度的测量。研究结果表明，维和行动的调整与自我表露，特别是与支持性重要他人的自我表露显著相关。
The challenges of peacekeeping place individuals at risk for the development of significant psychological distress (e.g., B. T. Litz, S. Orsillo, M. Freidman, P. Ehlich, & A. Batres, 1997). Self-disclosure has been shown to ameliorate psychological distress following exposure to potentially traumatic events (J. W. Pennebaker & K. D. Harber, 1993). Sharing, or self-disclosure of deployment-related experiences, was the focus of this study and was hypothesized to be associated with adaptation. As part of a larger investigation, 426 U. S. military personnel who served as peacekeepers in Somalia were administered a comprehensive psychosocial questionnaire that included measures of exposure to negative and potentially traumatic experiences, reception at homecoming, self-disclosure, and PTSD symptom severity. The results indicate that adjustment to peacekeeping is significantly related to self-disclosure, especially to supportive significant others.