ArticlePsychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy2019
Experiential avoidance as a mediator of the association between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and social support: A longitudinal analysis.
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- A prospective exploration of the association between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in reaction to war: disengaged coping as a moderator.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress and Disturbances in Self-Organization Differentially Predict Functional Impairment in Women Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma.Traumatology · 2026Article
- Challenges of living with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder from the perspective of spouses: a qualitative content analysis study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Unreal that feels real: artificial intelligence-enhanced augmented reality for treating social and occupational dysfunction in post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorders.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Experiential Avoidance, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors: A Moderation Analysis in a National Veteran Sample.International journal of cognitive therapy · 2023Article
- Psychological Resilience: An Affect-Regulation Framework.Annual review of psychology · 2023Review
- A Randomized Pilot Study of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Social Support for Veterans with PTSD.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Heterogeneous Mediation Analysis on Epigenomic PTSD and Traumatic Stress in a Predominantly African American Cohort.Journal of the American Statistical Association · 2022Article
- Experiential avoidance is associated with medical and mental health diagnoses in a national sample of deployed Gulf War veterans.Journal of psychiatric research · 2021Article
- Associations Between Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Deployed Service Members of the German Armed Forces.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveVeterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often experience difficulties with social reintegration after deployment. Experiential avoidance, the tendency to avoid unwanted thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations (including in response to interactions with others) may be a key factor that explains the association between PTSD symptoms and postdeployment social support. The present study evaluated whether experiential avoidance mediates the association between PTSD symptoms and perceptions of postdeployment social support.
methodVeterans (n = 145) who served in support of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan were enrolled in a study evaluating returning veterans' experiences. Participants were evaluated at an initial baseline assessment and 8-months later. Participants completed the lifetime Clinician Administered PTSD Scale and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II at baseline, as well as the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory-Post Deployment Social Support Questionnaire at the 8-month assessment.
resultsBaseline experiential avoidance mediated the association between lifetime PTSD symptoms and 8-month social support.
conclusionsExperiential avoidance may be an important target for treatment to improve long-term functional recovery and reintegration. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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