Posttraumatic stress symptoms and interpersonal processes in burn survivors and their partners.

ABSTRACT: Background: A burn event can elicit symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors and their partners and may impact the way these couple members interact with each other. They may try to protect each other from further emotional distress by avoiding talking about the burn event, but they may also show concern towards each other.Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate bidirectional relationships between survivor's and partner's PTSD symptoms and two interpersonal processes: partner-oriented 'self-regulation', which is avoidance-oriented, and 'expressed concern', which is approach-oriented.Method: In this longitudinal multi-centre study, 119 burn survivors and their partners participated. Measures of PTSD symptoms, self-regulation, and express

SUBMITTER: Boersma-van Dam E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9731584 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature