Exploring cultural differences in the use of emotion regulation strategies in posttraumatic stress disorder.

ABSTRACT: Background: Emotion regulation difficulties are central to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While cultural differences exist in the ways in which individuals regulate their emotions, researchers have not examined cultural differences in emotion regulation in PTSD.Objective: This study explored emotion regulation in individuals from European and East Asian cultures with and without PTSD. Method: Emotion regulation measures were administered to Caucasian Australian (n = 31) and East Asian Australian (n = 38) trauma survivors with and without PTSD. Results: Caucasian Australians with PTSD scored significantly higher on measures of worry, expressive suppression, thought suppression, rumination, experiential avoidance, and general emotion dysregula

SUBMITTER: Nagulendran A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7048195 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature