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The Repercussions of Childhood Trauma on Posttraumatic Stress: The Mediating Effects of Dissociation and Emotion Dysregulation

Ward, Jessica A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu149454269538

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2017, Master of Arts in Psychology, Cleveland State University, College of Sciences and Health Professions.
The present study explored the mediating effects of dissociation and emotion dysregulation on the relationship between different types of childhood trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress. Participants were 181 undergraduate students at Cleveland State University, who competed measures of childhood trauma (emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and general trauma), posttraumatic stress symptoms, dissociation, and emotion dysregulation. Multiple mediation analyses were conducted to examine the model proposed in this study. The results of this study revealed that all trauma types significantly predicted adulthood posttraumatic stress. The relationship between emotional abuse and posttraumatic stress was mediated through both dissociation and emotion dysregulation. Specific indirect effects emerged through dissociation on physical abuse and emotional abuse, and through emotion dysregulation on general trauma, and posttraumatic stress. These findings support prior research that associates posttraumatic stress symptoms to traumatic childhood experiences. Furthermore, the results indicate differential psychopathological outcomes related to type of traumatic experience in early life.
Boaz Kahana, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Christopher France, Psy.D. (Committee Member)
Ilya Yaroslavsky, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Clinical Psychology; Psychology
childhood trauma; posttraumatic stress; dissociation; emotion dysregulation

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  • Ward, J. A. (2017). The Repercussions of Childhood Trauma on Posttraumatic Stress: The Mediating Effects of Dissociation and Emotion Dysregulation [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu149454269538

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ward, Jessica. The Repercussions of Childhood Trauma on Posttraumatic Stress: The Mediating Effects of Dissociation and Emotion Dysregulation. 2017. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu149454269538.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ward, Jessica. "The Repercussions of Childhood Trauma on Posttraumatic Stress: The Mediating Effects of Dissociation and Emotion Dysregulation." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu149454269538

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