Do positive memory characteristics influence daily-level trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms? an exploratory daily diary study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Evidence links posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with positive memory characteristics. To extend this research, we utilized daily diary data to examine (1) concurrent/lagged associations between daily PTSD symptom severity and positive memory vividness/accessibility; and (2) associations between baseline-assessed positive memory characteristics and changes in PTSD symptom severity over time.

Design and methods

A sample of 238 trauma-exposed participants (M_age= 21.19 years; 86% women) completed baseline and 10 daily measures of PTSD symptoms and positive memory characteristics. Multilevel models covaried for gender, number of trauma types, and number of completed surveys.

Results

Days with greater PTSD symptom severity th

SUBMITTER: Contractor AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9653523 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature