Open AccessPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity modulates avoidance of positive emotions among trauma-exposed military veterans in the community.
Author(s) -
Nicole H. Weiss,
Melissa R. Schick,
Ateka A. Contractor,
Svetlana Goncharenko,
Alexa M. Raudales,
Shan R. Forkus
Publication year - 2022
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/tra0001048
Subject(s) - psycinfo , psychology , context (archaeology) , clinical psychology , posttraumatic stress , psychological intervention , psychiatry , medline , paleontology , political science , law , biology
Theoretical and empirical evidence links emotional avoidance to the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, few studies have tested whether these findings extend to positive emotional avoidance. Addressing this important gap in the literature, the current study examined the moderating role of PTSD symptom severity in the relation between positive emotional intensity and positive emotional avoidance.