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The 50th Anniversary of May 4, 1970 is Associated with Mild Elevations of Distress But No Increase in Mental Health Symptoms

Rabinowitz, Emily Paige
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1931-1824
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1621349469143603

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2021, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
Anniversaries of traumatic events are associated with increased symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, especially in individuals with prior mental health symptoms. However, research has largely focused on one-year anniversaries, and it is unclear whether symptom exacerbation persists for more distal anniversaries. During and three months after the 50th anniversary of the political protest violence at Kent State University on May 4, 1970, 115 individuals completed measures of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and anniversary-related stress. Participants reported greater stress associated with the anniversary (t=4.04 p=<.001) and more severe intrusive symptoms of PTSD (t=2.20, p=.03) during the 50th anniversary compared to three months later, but there were no differences in total PTSD (t=.65, p=.52), avoidance, negative cognitions or mood, hyperarousal, or depression/anxiety symptoms. Even in higher-risk individuals (those who previously received mental health services), symptoms did not differ during versus after the anniversary. In general, long-term anniversaries are associated with n transient increases in stress or discomfort but may not induce major changes in mental health symptoms.
Douglas Delahanty, Phd (Advisor)
Jeffrey Ciesla, Phd (Committee Member)
John Gunstad, Phd (Committee Member)
Mary Himmelstein, Phd (Committee Member)
39 p.
Psychology
ptsd, anniversary, depression, anxiety, protests

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  • Rabinowitz, E. P. (2021). The 50th Anniversary of May 4, 1970 is Associated with Mild Elevations of Distress But No Increase in Mental Health Symptoms [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1621349469143603

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rabinowitz, Emily. The 50th Anniversary of May 4, 1970 is Associated with Mild Elevations of Distress But No Increase in Mental Health Symptoms. 2021. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1621349469143603.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rabinowitz, Emily. "The 50th Anniversary of May 4, 1970 is Associated with Mild Elevations of Distress But No Increase in Mental Health Symptoms." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1621349469143603

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