Flexible emotional regulation typology: associations with PTSD symptomology and trait resilience
Abstract Background Multiple factors influence posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk in trauma exposed individuals. An established association exists between trait resilience and decreased PTSD distress and between emotion regulation (ER) ability/flexibility and trait resilience. Typologies in E...
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| description | Abstract Background Multiple factors influence posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk in trauma exposed individuals. An established association exists between trait resilience and decreased PTSD distress and between emotion regulation (ER) ability/flexibility and trait resilience. Typologies in ER ability/flexibility, associated with trait resilience and PTSD experience, could explain the difference in risk. This study aimed to explore the relationship between ER ability, ER flexibility, context sensitivity, resilience, and PTSD. Methods Data from N = 563 trauma exposed UK residents was used in a latent profile analysis (LPA) and membership in the resultant profiles was explored in a logistic regression of sociodemographics, resilience, and PTSD symptomology. Results Analysis showed 2 latent profiles (High Flexibility, Low Flexibility) typified by emotion regulation ability and context sensitivity. Members of the Low Flexibility profile were more likely to be younger, male, endorsing less trait resilience, and experiencing negative cognition/mood and hyperarousal PTSD symptomology. Conclusions Difficulties in ER ability and flexibility could be improved with targeted learning in a therapeutic or home setting, potentially increasing trait resilience after trauma exposure and reducing PTSD distress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e7d6889b1124e04afdc297850d2a80f2024-03-05T20:45:01ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832024-02-0112111010.1186/s40359-024-01573-4Flexible emotional regulation typology: associations with PTSD symptomology and trait resilienceEric Spikol0Emily McGlinchey1Martin Robinson2Cherie Armour3Stress Trauma and Related Conditions (STARC) Research Centre, School of Psychology, Queen’s University BelfastStress Trauma and Related Conditions (STARC) Research Centre, School of Psychology, Queen’s University BelfastStress Trauma and Related Conditions (STARC) Research Centre, School of Psychology, Queen’s University BelfastStress Trauma and Related Conditions (STARC) Research Centre, School of Psychology, Queen’s University BelfastAbstract Background Multiple factors influence posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk in trauma exposed individuals. An established association exists between trait resilience and decreased PTSD distress and between emotion regulation (ER) ability/flexibility and trait resilience. Typologies in ER ability/flexibility, associated with trait resilience and PTSD experience, could explain the difference in risk. This study aimed to explore the relationship between ER ability, ER flexibility, context sensitivity, resilience, and PTSD. Methods Data from N = 563 trauma exposed UK residents was used in a latent profile analysis (LPA) and membership in the resultant profiles was explored in a logistic regression of sociodemographics, resilience, and PTSD symptomology. Results Analysis showed 2 latent profiles (High Flexibility, Low Flexibility) typified by emotion regulation ability and context sensitivity. Members of the Low Flexibility profile were more likely to be younger, male, endorsing less trait resilience, and experiencing negative cognition/mood and hyperarousal PTSD symptomology. Conclusions Difficulties in ER ability and flexibility could be improved with targeted learning in a therapeutic or home setting, potentially increasing trait resilience after trauma exposure and reducing PTSD distress.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01573-4ResiliencePTSDEmotion regulationFlexibilityEmotion regulation sequence |
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| title | Flexible emotional regulation typology: associations with PTSD symptomology and trait resilience |
| title_full | Flexible emotional regulation typology: associations with PTSD symptomology and trait resilience |
| title_fullStr | Flexible emotional regulation typology: associations with PTSD symptomology and trait resilience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flexible emotional regulation typology: associations with PTSD symptomology and trait resilience |
| title_short | Flexible emotional regulation typology: associations with PTSD symptomology and trait resilience |
| title_sort | flexible emotional regulation typology associations with ptsd symptomology and trait resilience |
| topic | Resilience PTSD Emotion regulation Flexibility Emotion regulation sequence |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01573-4 |
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