Posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with gynaecologic pathology: the role of temperament, self-esteem and mental health
Background Women with gynaecological pathology are affected by diseases associated with their femininity, attractiveness and fertility. Diseases like these can potentially be sources of trauma for women. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate temperament traits, self-esteem and m...
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| author | Włodzimierz Oniszczenko Joanna Szulc Marek Bulsa Dariusz Żebiełowicz |
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Women with gynaecological pathology are affected by diseases associated with their femininity, attractiveness and fertility. Diseases like these can potentially be sources of trauma for women. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate temperament traits, self-esteem and mental health dimensions that may contribute to the intensity of trauma in hospitalized women.
Participants and procedure
The study was conducted on 136 women aged from 18 to 60, hospitalized for a variety of gynaecological diseases. The level of trauma symptoms was assessed with the PTSD-Factorial Version inventory. Temperament traits were assessed with the Formal Characteristics of Behaviour – Temperament Inventory (FCB-TI), self-esteem was measured using the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory, and mental health was diagnosed with the General Health Questionnaire – 28 items.
Results
Emotional reactivity and anxiety symptoms increase trauma symptom intensity in gynaecological patients, whereas briskness, endurance and lovability as a dimension of self-esteem may serve as protective buffers against intensification of trauma symptoms. Together, emotional reactivity, anxiety symptoms and lovability account for 48% of the variance of trauma intensity symptoms.
Conclusions
Emotional reactivity and anxiety symptoms increase trauma symptom intensity in gynaecological patients, whereas lovability as a dimension of self-esteem (and to a lesser extent briskness and endurance as temperament traits) may serve as protective buffers against intensification of trauma symptoms. The findings may have implications for the social support programmes that may be arranged for gynaecological patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75552df04f4c488e80c558c46b45db712022-12-22T01:06:51ZengTermedia Publishing HouseCurrent Issues in Personality Psychology2353-41922353-561X2016-08-014419620510.5114/cipp.2016.6168028137Posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with gynaecologic pathology: the role of temperament, self-esteem and mental healthWłodzimierz OniszczenkoJoanna SzulcMarek BulsaDariusz ŻebiełowiczBackground Women with gynaecological pathology are affected by diseases associated with their femininity, attractiveness and fertility. Diseases like these can potentially be sources of trauma for women. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate temperament traits, self-esteem and mental health dimensions that may contribute to the intensity of trauma in hospitalized women. Participants and procedure The study was conducted on 136 women aged from 18 to 60, hospitalized for a variety of gynaecological diseases. The level of trauma symptoms was assessed with the PTSD-Factorial Version inventory. Temperament traits were assessed with the Formal Characteristics of Behaviour – Temperament Inventory (FCB-TI), self-esteem was measured using the Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory, and mental health was diagnosed with the General Health Questionnaire – 28 items. Results Emotional reactivity and anxiety symptoms increase trauma symptom intensity in gynaecological patients, whereas briskness, endurance and lovability as a dimension of self-esteem may serve as protective buffers against intensification of trauma symptoms. Together, emotional reactivity, anxiety symptoms and lovability account for 48% of the variance of trauma intensity symptoms. Conclusions Emotional reactivity and anxiety symptoms increase trauma symptom intensity in gynaecological patients, whereas lovability as a dimension of self-esteem (and to a lesser extent briskness and endurance as temperament traits) may serve as protective buffers against intensification of trauma symptoms. The findings may have implications for the social support programmes that may be arranged for gynaecological patients.https://www.termedia.pl/Posttraumatic-stress-symptoms-in-women-with-gynaecologic-pathology-the-role-of-temperament-self-esteem-and-mental-health,75,28137,1,1.htmltrauma temperament self-esteem mental health gynaecologic diseases |
| spellingShingle | Włodzimierz Oniszczenko Joanna Szulc Marek Bulsa Dariusz Żebiełowicz Posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with gynaecologic pathology: the role of temperament, self-esteem and mental health Current Issues in Personality Psychology trauma temperament self-esteem mental health gynaecologic diseases |
| title | Posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with gynaecologic pathology: the role of temperament, self-esteem and mental health |
| title_full | Posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with gynaecologic pathology: the role of temperament, self-esteem and mental health |
| title_fullStr | Posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with gynaecologic pathology: the role of temperament, self-esteem and mental health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with gynaecologic pathology: the role of temperament, self-esteem and mental health |
| title_short | Posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with gynaecologic pathology: the role of temperament, self-esteem and mental health |
| title_sort | posttraumatic stress symptoms in women with gynaecologic pathology the role of temperament self esteem and mental health |
| topic | trauma temperament self-esteem mental health gynaecologic diseases |
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