Open AccessEthnic-racial identity and posttraumatic stress disorder: The role of emotional avoidance among trauma-exposed community individuals.
Author(s) -
Nicole H. Weiss,
Melissa R. Schick,
Miranda E. Reyes,
Emmanuel D. Thomas,
Allison Tobar-Santamaria,
Ateka A. Contractor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000974
Subject(s) - ethnic group , psycinfo , psychology , clinical psychology , posttraumatic stress , medline , sociology , anthropology , political science , law
There are ethnic-racial differences in the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the factors underlying these differences are not well studied or understood. The goal of this study was to explore the relation of strength of ethnic-racial identity to PTSD. Specifically, we examined whether strength of ethnic-racial identity was indirectly related to PTSD symptom severity through positive and negative emotional avoidance.