Open AccessAvoidance Coping Partially Accounts for the Relationship Between Trauma-Related Shame and PTSD Symptoms Following Interpersonal Trauma
Author(s) -
Jordyn M. Tipsword,
Jazmin L. BrownIannuzzi,
Alyssa C. Jones,
Jessica Flores,
Christal L. Badour
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
violence against women
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.807
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1552-8448
pISSN - 1077-8012
DOI - 10.1177/1077801220988350
Subject(s) - shame , clinical psychology , coping (psychology) , injury prevention , poison control , psychology , interpersonal communication , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , avoidance coping , occupational safety and health , interpersonal relationship , medical emergency , medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , pathology
Research has demonstrated that individuals experiencing trauma-related shame exhibit greater posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, little research has investigated additional factors relevant to the shame-PTSD relationship. The current study examined the role of avoidance and approach coping in accounting for the trauma-related shame-PTSD association among 60 women who had experienced interpersonal trauma. Indirect effects tests revealed that avoidance coping partially accounted for the association between shame and interviewer-assessed PTSD symptoms, β = .21, SE = 0.08, 95% confidence interval (CI) = [0.03, 0.36]. These findings offer a novel contribution to the growing literature examining negative outcomes following interpersonal trauma.
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