Citation

Amirkhan JH, Marckwordt M. J. Loss Trauma 2017; 22(1): 47-60.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/01612840.2016.1182410

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Studies find trauma to both sensitize and steel its victims to subsequent stress, but results are specific to certain populations, traumas, or indices of stress and coping. Here, a general population sample (N = 255) completed comprehensive measures of trauma, stress, and coping to suggest a general model of their relationships. Regressions showed childhood--but not lifetime--trauma linked to avoidant coping and greater stress, indicating a partial mediation model. Structural equation modeling (SEM) verified that childhood trauma predicted adult stress both directly and through avoidance. Limitations of present methods, and suggestions for continuing the development of a general trauma-coping-stress model, are discussed.

Language: en