[The relationship between experiential avoidance and posttraumatic symptoms following war trauma--a brief report].
A large body of literature stresses the role of experiential avoidance as a developmental and maintenance factor of many forms of psychopathology including post-traumatic stress disorder. For the first time, the current study examined the relationship between experiential avoidance and war-related post-traumatic symptoms. 123 students in Kosovo who reported war-related experiences took part in this study. Results show that experiential avoidance was significantly correlated with post-traumatic symptoms above and beyond the number of traumatic experiences.
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Institut für Psychologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena. n.morina@uni-jena.de
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare