Correlates of Functional Impairment in Treatment-Seeking Survivors of Mass Terrorism
Correlates of Functional Impairment in Treatment-Seeking Survivors of Mass Terrorism
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DOI：
10.1016/j.beth.2007.12.007
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发表时间：
2009-03-01
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Cloitre, Marylene
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作者：
Malta, Loretta S.;Levitt, Jill T.;Cloitre, Marylene
这项研究旨在确定与暴露于恐怖主义的人的功能障碍有关的变量。一组因2001年世贸中心袭击事件而寻求心理困扰治疗的成年人样本完成了PTSD症状的标准化自我报告措施，对调节负面情绪的能力的预期，人际关系问题和社会职业障碍。多元回归分析发现，PTSD麻木症状，对调节消极情绪能力的信念，社会不适感和不喜欢的期望，收入水平和关系状态显着预测58%的社会职业损害的方差。研究结果表明，针对创伤后应激障碍麻木症状以及对社会交往和管理负面影响的能力的适应不良期望的治疗可能对受大规模暴力影响的人有效用。
This study sought to identify variables associated with functional impairment in persons exposed to terrorism. A sample of adults who sought treatment for psychological distress related to the 2001 World Trade Center attack completed standardized self-report measures of PTSD symptoms, expectancies of ability to regulate negative moods, interpersonal problems, and social-occupational impairment. A multiple regression analysis found that PTSD numbing symptoms, beliefs about the ability to regulate negative moods, feelings of social discomfort and expectations of being disliked, income level, and relationship status significantly predicted 58% of the variance in social-occupational impairment. The results suggest that treatments targeting PTSD numbing symptoms as well as maladaptive expectations about social interactions and one's ability to manage negative affect may have utility for persons adversely affected by mass violence.