TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Emotion dysregulation as a maintenance factor for posttraumatic stress symptoms: the role of anxiety sensitivity
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Raudales, Alexa M.
A1  - Preston, Thomas J.
A1  - Albanese, Brian J.
A1  - Schmidt, Norman B.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22966
ID  - ref1
ER  -