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Thought suppression mediates the relationship between negative mood and PTSD in sexually assaulted women.

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Rosenthal, MZ; Cheavens, JS; Lynch, TR; Follette, V
Published in: J Trauma Stress
October 2006

Sexually victimized individuals often report chronic attempts to avoid unpleasant internal experiences (e.g., thoughts, emotions, memories) as a means of affect regulation. The aim of this study was to expand upon previous findings by examining the relationships among negative mood, thought suppression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of adult women with a history of sexual assault after age 14 and assault-related intrusions in the past week. Chronic thought suppression partially mediated the relationship between negative mood and PTSD symptom severity after covarying the use of worry to control unpleasant thoughts. Findings extend previous studies and suggest that chronic thought suppression may help explain the link between negative mood and PTSD.

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Published In

J Trauma Stress

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ISSN

0894-9867

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

19

Issue

5

Start / End Page

741 / 745

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Thinking
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Rape
  • Psychopathology
  • Psychiatry
  • Personality Inventory
  • Middle Aged
  • Internal-External Control
  • Inhibition, Psychological
  • Humans
 

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Rosenthal, M. Z., Cheavens, J. S., Lynch, T. R., & Follette, V. (2006). Thought suppression mediates the relationship between negative mood and PTSD in sexually assaulted women. J Trauma Stress, 19(5), 741–745. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20162
Rosenthal, M Zachary, Jennifer S. Cheavens, Thomas R. Lynch, and Victoria Follette. “Thought suppression mediates the relationship between negative mood and PTSD in sexually assaulted women.J Trauma Stress 19, no. 5 (October 2006): 741–45. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20162.
Rosenthal MZ, Cheavens JS, Lynch TR, Follette V. Thought suppression mediates the relationship between negative mood and PTSD in sexually assaulted women. J Trauma Stress. 2006 Oct;19(5):741–5.
Rosenthal, M. Zachary, et al. “Thought suppression mediates the relationship between negative mood and PTSD in sexually assaulted women.J Trauma Stress, vol. 19, no. 5, Oct. 2006, pp. 741–45. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jts.20162.
Rosenthal MZ, Cheavens JS, Lynch TR, Follette V. Thought suppression mediates the relationship between negative mood and PTSD in sexually assaulted women. J Trauma Stress. 2006 Oct;19(5):741–745.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Trauma Stress

DOI

ISSN

0894-9867

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

19

Issue

5

Start / End Page

741 / 745

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Thinking
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Rape
  • Psychopathology
  • Psychiatry
  • Personality Inventory
  • Middle Aged
  • Internal-External Control
  • Inhibition, Psychological
  • Humans