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A Cross‐Lagged Panel Study of Dissociation and Posttraumatic Stress in a Treatment‐Seeking Sample of Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Murphy, Siobhan, Elklit, Ask, Murphy, Jamie, Hyland, Philip, Shevlin, Mark·2017·Journal of Clinical Psychology

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Objective: The current prospective study assessed the temporal relations between dissociation and posttraumatic stress (PTS) in a sample of treatment‐seeking female survivors of childhood sexual abuse. PTS refers to symptoms associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the absence of a clinical diagnosis of PTSD. Method: Initial assessment was on average 23 years after the onset of abuse (N = 405), and participants were followed‐up after 6 months (N = 245) and 12 months (N = 119). Results: Findings indicated that dissociative experiences and PTS were highly correlated within each wave of data collection. Cross‐lagged panel analysis revealed that at each assessment period dissociative symptoms and PTS levels, respectively, were primarily explained by scores on the same variable at the previous assessment period. Although further reciprocal relations between dissociation and PTS were evident, these associations were relatively weak in magnitude. Conclusion: Current results provide important insights into the temporal relations between dissociative symptoms and PTS. The high correlations between dissociative experiences and PTS several years after trauma exposure have important clinical implications that may affect their treatment and trauma recovery.

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Authors
Murphy, S., Elklit, A., Murphy, J., Hyland, P., & Shevlin, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Southern Denmark
  • University of Southern Denmark (DK)
  • University of Ulster (GB)
  • National College of Ireland (IE)
Venue
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-01-10
Volume
73
Issue
10
Pages
1370-1381
ISSN
  • 0021-9762 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-4679
OpenAlex
W2205515994
Cited by
36
References
49
Citations by year
2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2
FWCI
2.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (publishedVersion)
  • Maynooth University ePrints and eTheses Archive (Maynooth University) (acceptedVersion)
  • NORMA (acceptedVersion)
  • Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
dissociation, dissociative symptoms, post-traumatic stress, child sexual abuse, abuse survivors, temporal relations, bidirectional relationship, trauma recovery, long-term outcomes
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child Abuse, Sexual, Denmark, Dissociative Disorders, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Adult Survivors of Child Abuse, Young Adult

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