@article{ref1,
title="Emotion dysregulation as a maintenance factor for posttraumatic stress symptoms: the role of anxiety sensitivity",
journal="Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)",
year="2020",
author="Raudales, Alexa M. and Preston, Thomas J. and Albanese, Brian J. and Schmidt, Norman B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The current study tested whether emotion dysregulation, assessed by the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), would predict posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) through anxiety sensitivity (AS). Alternate cognitive-affective mediators (i.e., distress tolerance and intolerance of uncertainty) were explored. <br><br>METHOD: A total of 259 trauma-exposed community members (ages averaging 37.39; evenly distributed by gender) from a larger clinical trial targeting suicide risk factors completed a clinical interview and self-report questionnaires at baseline, Week-3, and 1-month follow-up appointments. <br><br>RESULTS: AS at Week 3 significantly mediated the relationship between initial emotion dysregulation and 1-month follow-up posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) after controlling for condition and baseline symptoms (β = .07; standard error = 0.03; 95% confidence interval = [0.01, 0.14]). Effects held for one out of six emotion dysregulation subscales. Distress tolerance and intolerance of uncertainty were not significant mediators (ps > .05). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that emotion dysregulation may confer maintenance of PTSS through AS. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight potentially malleable targets for interventions.<br><br>© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9762",
doi="10.1002/jclp.22966",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22966"
}