Gender Differences in Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms after a Terrorist Attack: A Network Approach.

ABSTRACT: Background: Posttraumatic stress symptoms are more prevalent in women than in men. To improve our understanding of gender differences in PTSD, detailed knowledge about the underlying symptom networks and gender specific symptom profiles is needed. Objective: We aimed to describe the gender differences in levels of individual posttraumatic stress symptoms after a terrorist attack, as well as identify possible gender differences in associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms. Method: This study used survey data from ministerial employees directly (n = 190) and indirectly (n = 1,615) exposed to the 2011 Oslo bombing. Data was collected approximately 10 months after the event. In order to investigate gender differences in levels of symptoms, we used bo

SUBMITTER: Birkeland MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5717368 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature