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ArticleJournal of international humanitarian action2021

Isolation, self-blame and perceived invalidation in aid personnel: identifying humanitarian-specific distress using the PostAID/Q.

Lynne McCormack, Heather Douglas, Stephen Joseph

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Lynne McCormackSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308 Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7885-7045
Heather DouglasSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308 Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1990-227X
Stephen JosephCentre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7171-3356

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Abstract

Objective: Humanitarian-specific psychological distress following deployment can elude detection using contemporary measures of trauma-related stress. This study assesses the unidimensional structure and convergent validity of the Post-deployment Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q), an 18-item questionnaire underpinned by the construct Method: Humanitarian aid personnel ( Results: A confirmatory factor analysis suggested a single factor structure providing further support for the conception of AI/AID as a unidimensional construct. Convergent validity was demonstrated through (1) utility for predicting a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis assessed by the PCL-5, and (2) moral injury assessed by the MIQ. The PostAID/Q was further moderately and negatively associated with the availability of social support (assessed by the SPS) and lower self-reports of psychological well-being post trauma (assessed by the PWB-PCTQ). Finally, the PostAID/Q demonstrated evidence of incremental validity in predicting humanitarian specific psychological distress over and above the PCL-5. Specifically, the PostAID/Q predicted increased moral injury on the MIQ, and decreased psychological well-being post trauma. Conclusions: The PostAID/Q can assist in identifying humanitarian specific psychological responses post deployment guiding support for personnel, over and above more traditional measures of posttraumatic stress.

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Altruistic Identity/Disruption (AI/AID)Convergent and incremental validityHumanitarian aid personnelPostAID/QUnidimensional structure

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