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The relationship between PTSD symptom factors and emotion
Author(s) -
Milanak Melissa E.,
Berenbaum Howard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20401
Subject(s) - psychology , dysphoria , clinical psychology , affect (linguistics) , posttraumatic stress , psychiatry , anxiety , communication
The relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom factors and two facets of emotion were examined. Emotional congruence effects were examined using an affective priming word pronunciation (naming) task, and negative affect was measured using self‐report. Current PTSD symptoms were assessed using the Clinician‐Administered PTSD Scale in 95 adults with trauma histories. Two alternative PTSD symptom factor structures were examined, one of which included an emotional numbing factor, and one of which included a dysphoria factor. Emotional congruence effects were significantly associated with an emotional numbing factor, but not with any other PTSD factors. Negative affect was significantly associated with a dysphoria factor, but not with any other PTSD factors.