Thwarted Belongingness and PTSD Symptom Severity among Firefighters: The Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties. Academic Article

abstract

• The present investigation examined the associations among thwarted belongingness (TB), emotion regulation difficulties (ERD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity among firefighters. First, the associations of TB and ERD with PTSD symptom severity were evaluated. Second, the indirect effect of TB on PTSD symptom severity through ERD was examined. The sample included 246 trauma-exposed firefighters (M age=40.21, SD=9.93, 93.1% male) who completed an online questionnaire battery. Results demonstrate significant, positive associations among TB, ERD, and PTSD symptom severity; and an indirect effect of TB on PTSD symptom severity through heightened ERD (=0.17; CI [0.08, 0.29]). Alternate indirect effect models were also significant, underscoring the potentially bidirectional associations of these variables. These findings suggest that there is merit in investigating the role of interpersonal factors and ERD among firefighter populations to better understand PTSD symptomatology. Clinical and empirical implications are discussed.

authors

• Vujanovic, Anka

published proceedings

• Behav Modif

author list (cited authors)

• Leonard, S. J., & Vujanovic, A. A.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Leonard, Samuel J||Vujanovic, Anka A

publication date

• March 2022

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Behavior Modification  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Emotion Regulation
• Emotional Regulation
• Female
• Firefighters
• Humans
• Male
• Ptsd
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• Surveys And Questionnaires
• Thwarted Belongingness
• Trauma

PubMed Central ID

• 33724058

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/01454455211002105

start page

• 352

end page

• 373

volume

• 46

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01454455211002105