Posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity modulates avoidance of positive emotions among trauma-exposed military veterans in the community. | Zendy

Nicole H. Weiss | Zendy; Melissa R. Schick | Zendy; Ateka A. Contractor | Zendy; Svetlana Goncharenko | Zendy; Alexa M. Raudales | Zendy; Shan R. Forkus | Zendy

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Posttraumatic 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 - 2021

Publication title -

psychological trauma theory research practice and policy

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) - posttraumatic stress , clinical psychology , psychology , psycinfo , psychiatry , medicine , medline , political science , law

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.

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