The Preference to Avoid Self-Experiences Scale: Validation and Association With Complex PTSD and Dissociation
Research on Social Work Practice,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 21, 2025
Purpose:
We
examined
whether
preference
to
avoid
self-experiences
(PASE),
a
newly
proposed
concept
informed
by
the
literature
on
dissociative
phobias
and
experiential
avoidance,
can
be
validly
measured
it
is
associated
with
trauma-related
mental
health
problems.
Methods:
A
total
of
766
college
students
in
Taiwan
completed
standardized
questionnaires.
Results:
PASE,
defined
as
attitude
one's
own
experiences,
could
reliably
using
developed
17-item
PASE
scale.
had
strongest
association
symptoms
post-traumatic
stress
disorder,
disturbances
self-organization,
dissociation,
above
beyond
effects
childhood
trauma
other
well-documented
psychological
predictors
(including
conventional
measures
avoidance).
Discussion:
reliable
valid
construct
psychopathology.
Replication
our
results
necessary.
propose
that
interventions
aimed
at
cultivating
self-compassion
reducing
might
crucial
for
preventing
treating
symptoms.
Language: Английский
Exploring the longitudinal dynamics of self-criticism, self-compassion, psychological flexibility, and mental health in a three-wave study
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: April 22, 2025
Language: Английский
Prevalence and clinical correlates of dissociative symptoms in people with complex PTSD: Is complex PTSD a dissociative disorder?
Hong Wang Fung,
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Guangzhe Frank Yuan,
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Caimeng Liu
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et al.
Psychiatry Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
339, P. 116076 - 116076
Published: June 30, 2024
The
extent
to
which
complex
post-traumatic
stress
disorder
(C-PTSD)
can
be
conceptualized
as
a
dissociative
remains
an
ongoing
debate.
This
study
investigated
the
prevalence
and
correlates
of
symptoms
in
people
with
C-PTSD.
We
analyzed
baseline
data
from
international
randomized
controlled
trial.
A
total
165
intervention
seekers
who
met
ICD-11
criteria
for
C-PTSD
completed
standardized
self-report
measures
trauma,
symptoms,
depressive
work
social
impairments.
In
this
sample,
only
42.3
%
participants
exhibited
clinically
significant
symptoms.
Dissociative
had
unique
association
impairments
our
C-PTSD,
even
after
controlling
trauma
exposure
does
not
support
theory
that
is
disorder.
However,
findings
highlight
importance
recognizing
dissociation
Language: Английский
A prospective study of nightmare disorder among Chinese adults in Hong Kong: Persistence and mental health outcomes
Behavioral Sleep Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(4), P. 530 - 539
Published: Feb. 18, 2024
Objectives
Previous
studies
showed
that
nightmares
are
prevalent
and
associated
with
negative
health
outcomes.
However,
no
empirical
data
is
available
demonstrating
the
extent
to
which
nightmare
disorder
persists
over
time.
Current
literature
provides
a
limited
understanding
of
trajectory
wider
mental
outcomes
disorder.
This
longitudinal
study
examined
persistence
Language: Английский
Evaluation Of A Single-Session Educational Video Program For People With PTSD Symptoms: Results Of A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(4), P. 100448 - 100448
Published: Aug. 23, 2024
Language: Английский
Are all PTSD cases complex PTSD? Results from a latent profile analysis
F Bertin,
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David Clarys,
No information about this author
Géraldine Tapia
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et al.
European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(1), P. 100494 - 100494
Published: Dec. 9, 2024
Language: Английский
The Perceived Informal Support Questionnaire: Validation and Clinical Correlates in People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Research on Social Work Practice,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 11, 2024
Purpose:
This
study
developed
and
validated
a
novel
measure
that
captures
the
diverse
positive
experiences
related
to
perceived
informal
support.
We
also
examined
its
cross-sectional
longitudinal
correlates
in
people
with
post-traumatic
stress
disorder
(PTSD)
symptoms.
Method:
analyzed
data
from
an
international
clinical
trial.
Participants
PTSD
symptoms
completed
assessments
at
baseline
(N
=
230)
after
1
month
80).
Results:
The
34-item
Perceived
Informal
Support
Questionnaire
(PISQ)
had
two-factor
structure,
was
internally
consistent,
showed
convergent
validity
general
of
social
Additionally,
emotional
support
predicted
fewer
depressive
(β
-.356,
p
.015)
lower
levels
impairments
-.271,
.018)
1-month
follow-up.
Discussion:
offers
It
highlights
importance
involving
supporting
caregivers
individuals
mental
health
struggles,
specifically
Language: Английский
The Nonviolent Communication Behaviors Scale: Cross-Cultural Validity and Association with Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress
Research on Social Work Practice,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
35(1), P. 88 - 96
Published: Dec. 25, 2023
Purpose:
This
study
examined
the
cross-cultural
validity
of
nonviolent
communication
(NVC)
behaviors
as
measured
using
Nonviolent
Communication
Behaviors
Scale
(NVCBS)
and
explored
their
potential
relationship
with
post-traumatic
stress
(PTS).
Methods:
We
analyzed
data
from
two
samples
(N
=
412
Chinese
adults
N
283
English-speaking
adults).
Results:
The
best-fitting
model
NVCBS
was
proposed
three-factor
(“self-connection,”
“authentic
self-expression,”
“empathic
listening”),
configural,
metric,
scalar
invariance
established
across
different
languages
sociocultural
backgrounds.
had
satisfactory
internal
consistency
convergent
negatively
associated
PTS.
findings
were
replicated
samples.
Discussion:
NVC
can
be
reliably
validly
NVCBS.
Given
its
brevity
measurement
cultures,
is
a
promising
tool
to
facilitate
future
studies
on
NVC.
Moreover,
lack
may
social-behavioral
feature
Language: Английский