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dc.contributor.authorArıkan, Gizem
dc.contributor.authorStopa, L.
dc.contributor.authorCarnelley, K. B.
dc.contributor.authorKarl, A.
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-09T14:05:16Z
dc.date.available2016-02-09T14:05:16Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1477-2205
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10679/1896
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10615806.2015.1009833
dc.descriptionDue to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.
dc.description.abstractBackground and Objectives: Individual differences after trauma vary considerably and can range from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to posttraumatic growth (PTG). Current theoretical models cannot fully explain this variability. Therefore, we integrated attachment theory with Ehlers and Clark's model of PTSD to understand whether attachment style is associated with negative appraisals of a traumatic event(s), posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS), and PTG. Our aim was to test this integrated model PTSD in an analog sample who had experienced at least one traumatic event. Design: We used structural equation modeling to test the association of adult attachment and posttraumatic cognitions (self and world/others) with PTS and PTG using a cross-sectional, correlational design. Methods: The sample comprised 393 university staff and students (RangeAge= 18–49, 85% females) who completed online measures. Results: Attachment anxiety and negative posttraumatic self-cognitions were positively associated. Negative posttraumatic self-cognitions were positively associated with PTS. Attachment anxiety had an indirect effect (via negative posttraumatic self-cognitions) on PTS, whereas attachment avoidance predicted more negative posttraumatic world cognitions and lower perceived PTG. Conclusions: The study highlights the importance of considering how attachment styles influence posttraumatic emotion regulation and cognitive processing of the trauma to determine posttraumatic mental health.
dc.description.sponsorshipOverseas Research Student Award Scheme (ORSAS) ; University of Southampton
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherInforma Group Company
dc.relation.ispartofAnxiety, Stress & Coping
dc.rightsrestrictedAccess
dc.titleThe associations between adult attachment, posttraumatic symptoms, and posttraumatic growthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publicationstatuspublished
dc.contributor.departmentÖzyeğin University
dc.contributor.authorID(ORCID 0000-0003-2961-6426 & YÖK ID 124683) Arıkan, Gizem
dc.contributor.ozuauthorArıkan, Gizem
dc.identifier.volume29
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.endpage20
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000367060500001
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10615806.2015.1009833
dc.subject.keywordsAttachment
dc.subject.keywordsEmotion regulation
dc.subject.keywordsPosttraumatic symptoms
dc.subject.keywordsPerceived PTG
dc.subject.keywordsPosttraumatic cognitions
dc.identifier.scopusSCOPUS:2-s2.0-84923817640
dc.contributor.authorFemale1
dc.relation.publicationcategoryArticle - International Refereed Journal - Institutional Academic Staff


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