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" Relational Functioning and PTSD in Female U.S. Army Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans: A Longitudinal Study of Interpersonal Risk and Protective Factors "
Springer, Kate C.
Samstag, Lisa Wallner
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1052840
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TL51957
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Springer, Kate C.
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Relational Functioning and PTSD in Female U.S. Army Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans: A Longitudinal Study of Interpersonal Risk and Protective Factors\ Springer, Kate C.Samstag, Lisa Wallner
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Long Island University, The Brooklyn Center
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2019
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Ph.D.
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2019
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144 p.
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This study examined risk and protective factors of post-deployment PTSD among female U.S. Army OEF/OIF combat veterans. Together, baseline PTSD symptoms (β = .27, p < .01) combat exposure (β = .20, p < .05), and post-deployment perception of unit cohesion (β = -.17, p < .05) were found to have a direct, medium-sized effect on post-deployment PTSD symptom severity, R2= .18, p < .05; f2= .22. Perception of unit cohesion also demonstrated a direct, small-sized effect on post-deployment PTSD after controlling for both baseline PTSD and combat exposure severity, Δ R2 = .03, p < .01; f2 = .04. Post-hoc analysis showed perception of unit cohesion to have an indirect, small-sized moderating effect (β = .16, p < .05; Δ R2 = .03, p < .01; f2 = .04) on the association between combat exposure and PTSD outcome, such that those reporting higher levels of perceived unit cohesion were less likely to endorse severe PTSD symptoms, despite also experiencing higher levels of combat exposure. Although no direct relationship was observed between interpersonal style and post-deployment PTSD outcome, significant positive associations were found between warmth and perceived unit cohesion (r = .31, p < .01 ), dominance and combat exposure severity (r = .17, p < .05), and submissiveness (r = .31, p < .01)/coldness (r = .40, p < .01) and baseline PTSD. These results further generalize previous research demonstrating the direct effects of combat exposure and perceived unit cohesion on post-deployment PTSD symptom outcome among primarily male veteran samples to female veterans. Present findings also suggest that interpersonal style may indirectly predict combat-related PTSD via association to each observed PTSD predictor variable. Clinical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed, along with limitations of the study and directions for future research.
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Behavioral psychology
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Clinical psychology
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Samstag, Lisa Wallner
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Long Island University, The Brooklyn Center
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