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Partner accommodation in posttraumatic stress disorder: Initial testing of the Significant Others’ Responses to Trauma Scale (SORTS)

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Fredman, Steffany J., Vorstenbosch, Valerie, Wagner, Anne C., Macdonald, Alexandra, Monson, Candice M.·2014·Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with myriad relationship problems and psychological distress in partners of individuals with PTSD. This study sought to develop a self-report measure of partner accommodation to PTSD (i.e., ways in which partners alter their behavior in response to patient PTSD symptoms), the Significant Others' Responses to Trauma Scale (SORTS), and to investigate its reliability and construct validity in 46 treatment-seeking couples. The SORTS demonstrated strong internal consistency and associations with individual and relationship distress. Accommodation was positively correlated with partners' ratings of patients' PTSD symptoms, patient self-reported depressive and trait anger severity, and partner self-reported depressive and state anger severity. Accommodation was negatively correlated with patient and partner relationship satisfaction and partners' perceived social support received from patients. Findings suggest that accommodation may be an attempt to adapt to living with a partner with PTSD but may have negative implications for patient and partner well-being.

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Authors
Fredman, S. J., Vorstenbosch, V., Wagner, A. C., Macdonald, A., & Monson, C. M.
Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University (CA)
  • Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Fredman, Steffany J.
Venue
Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-05
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
372-381
ISSN
0887-6185 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2081835053
Cited by
109
References
47
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FWCI
10.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Anxiety Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R34MH076813)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, couples, relationship distress, depressive symptoms, anger, relationship satisfaction, social support, scale development, construct validity, reliability statistics
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Anger, Depression, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Severity of Illness Index, Sexual Partners, Social Support, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Stress, Psychological, Reproducibility of Results, Self Report

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