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Behavioral predictors of acute stress symptoms during intense military training
Author(s) -
Taylor Marcus K.,
MujicaParodi Lilianne R.,
Padilla Genieleah A.,
Markham Amanda E.,
Potterat Eric G.,
Momen Nausheen,
Sander Todd C.,
Larson Gerald E.
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.20413
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , clinical psychology , psychology , acute stress disorder , univariate , multivariate analysis , fight or flight response , medicine , multivariate statistics , posttraumatic stress , biochemistry , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , gene
Abstract A better understanding of factors influencing human responses to acute stress is needed to enhance prevention and treatment of stress‐related disorders. In the current study, the authors examined predictors of acute stress symptoms during intense military training in 35 men. In univariate and multivariate models, perceived stress, passive coping, and emotion‐focused coping during daily living predicted acute stress symptoms in response to realistic survival training, whereas active coping and problem‐focused coping did not. Baseline stress levels and coping styles, both of which may be modifiable, appear to play a fundamental role in the human response to acute uncontrollable stress. Additional research is needed to better elucidate the relative and interactive contributions of behavioral predictors of acute stress.