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Anger and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in crime victims: a longitudinal analysis.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008 Apr; 76(2):208-18.JC

Abstract

Among trauma-exposed individuals, severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms is strongly correlated with anger. The authors used 2 longitudinal data sets with 282 and 218 crime victims, respectively, to investigate the temporal sequence of anger and PTSD symptoms following the assault. Cross-lagged regression analyses indicated that PTSD symptoms predicted subsequent level of anger, but that anger did not predict subsequent PTSD symptoms. Testing alternative models (common factor model, unmeasured 3rd variable model) that might account for spuriousness of the relation strengthened confidence in the results of the cross-lagged analyses. Further analyses suggested that rumination mediates the effect of PTSD symptoms on anger.

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Orth U
Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. uorth@ucdavis.edu
Cahill SP
No affiliation info available
Foa EB
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Maercker A
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MeSH

Adaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAgedAngerAttentionCrime VictimsFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedNew EnglandPersonality AssessmentStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18377118

Citation

Orth, Ulrich, et al. "Anger and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Crime Victims: a Longitudinal Analysis." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 76, no. 2, 2008, pp. 208-18.
Orth U, Cahill SP, Foa EB, et al. Anger and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in crime victims: a longitudinal analysis. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008;76(2):208-18.
Orth, U., Cahill, S. P., Foa, E. B., & Maercker, A. (2008). Anger and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in crime victims: a longitudinal analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76(2), 208-18. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.76.2.208
Orth U, et al. Anger and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Crime Victims: a Longitudinal Analysis. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008;76(2):208-18. PubMed PMID: 18377118.
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