Assessing relations between PTSD's dysphoria and reexperiencing factors and dimensions of rumination.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relations between posttraumatic stress disorder's (PTSD) dysphoria and reexperiencing factors and underlying dimensions of rumination. 304 trauma-exposed primary care patients were administered the Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire, PTSD Symptom Scale based on their worst traumatic event, and Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (RTSQ). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted to determine the dysphoria and reexperiencing factors' relationships with the four factors of rumination. Results revealed that both the dysphoria and reexperiencing factors related more to problem-focused thinking and anticipatory thoughts than counterfactual thinking. Additionally, the reexperiencing factor related more to anticipatory thinking than repetitive thinking. Clinical and theoretical implications are discussed.
Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America.
Meredith A
MA
Claycomb
Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Li
L
Wang
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, The Menninger Clinic, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Carla
C
Sharp
San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Kendra C
KC
Ractliffe
Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, United States of America.
Jon D
JD
Elhai
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult