Citation

Ali M, Veneziani G, Aquilanti I, Wamser-Nanney R, Lai C. Eur. J. Psychotraumatol. 2023; 14(2): e2287952.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, The Author(s), Publisher Co-action Publishing)

DOI

10.1080/20008066.2023.2287952

PMID

38088170

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Civil wars in Libya have impacted the mental health of the general population. The ways in which individuals cope with traumatic events are influenced by several psychological variables.

OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to investigate how post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are associated with psychological symptoms and post-traumatic growth (PTG), and to evaluate the role of avoidant and anxious attachment dimensions as mediators in these associations, among Libyan citizens.

METHOD: Three-hundred participants (147 females; age 31.0 ± 8.4 years) completed the Impact of Event Scale - Revised, Experiences in Close Relationships, Patient Health Questionnaire, and Post-traumatic Growth Inventory - Short Form.

RESULTS: The structural equation model revealed that insecure attachment dimensions mediated the association between PTSS and psychological symptoms and PTG. PTSS were positively associated with psychological symptoms, PTG, and both insecure attachment dimensions. Insecure attachment dimensions were positively associated with psychological symptoms and negatively with PTG.

CONCLUSION: The present findings contribute to growing empirical research on the roles of insecure attachment dimensions in the association between the impact of war, psychological symptoms, and PTG.

Language: en

Keywords

Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Anxiety; attachment styles; crecimiento postraumático; estilos de apego; Female; guerra; Humans; post-traumatic growth; Post-traumatic stress symptoms; Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological; psychological symptoms; Síntomas de estrés postraumático; síntomas psicológicos; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; war; Young Adult; 创伤后应激症状、依恋风格、心理症状、创伤后成长、战争。