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Proneness to Painful Self-Conscious Emotions, Meaning, and PTSD in Veterans
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Guilt and shame are commonly related to PTSD. Yet, research has not examined whether guilt- and shame-proneness affect posttraumatic symptomatology due to difficulty making meaning of stressors. Using structural equation modeling (χ2(36) = 40.44, p = .282), difficulty making meaning was examined as a mediator between proneness to guilt/shame and PTSD symptomatology in a sample of previously deployed veterans. A significant indirect effect emerged whereby veterans’ difficulty making meaning of salient stressors partially accounted for the relationship between proneness to self-conscious emotions and PTSD symptomatology. Hence, difficulty making meaning may complicate veterans’ recovery from PTSD when prone to self-conscious emotions.
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- Authors
- Slagel, B. A., Taylor, S. E., Borgonga, N. C., & Currier, J. M.
- Affiliations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- University of South Alabama (US)
- Corresponding author
- Slagel, Brett A.
- Venue
- Journal of Loss and Trauma
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-10-30
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 322-332
- ISSN
- 1532-5024 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-5032
- OpenAlex
- W2982409857
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Loss and Trauma (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder, guilt proneness, shame proneness, self-conscious emotions, meaning in life, meaning-making, veterans, deployed military personnel, posttraumatic stress symptoms, mediation
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