Abstract
This study examined the association between symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in male Vietnam veterans and their use of aggressive behavior in relationships with intimate female partners. Fifty couples participated in the study. Veterans reported on their PTSD symptoms, and veterans and partners completed measures assessing the veterans' use of physical, verbal, and psychological aggression during the preceding year as well as measures of their own perceptions of problems in the relationship. Results indicated that PTSD symptomatology places veterans at increased risk for perpetrating relationship aggression against their partners. The association between veterans' PTSD symptoms and their use of aggression in relationships was mediated by relationship problems. Clinical implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
TY - JOUR
T1 - The cycle of trauma; relationship aggression in male Vietnam veterans with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
AU - Byrne,C A,
AU - Riggs,D S,
PY - 1996/10/1/pubmed
PY - 1996/10/1/medline
PY - 1996/10/1/entrez
SP - 213
EP - 25
JF - Violence and victims
JO - Violence Vict
VL - 11
IS - 3
N2 - This study examined the association between symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in male Vietnam veterans and their use of aggressive behavior in relationships with intimate female partners. Fifty couples participated in the study. Veterans reported on their PTSD symptoms, and veterans and partners completed measures assessing the veterans' use of physical, verbal, and psychological aggression during the preceding year as well as measures of their own perceptions of problems in the relationship. Results indicated that PTSD symptomatology places veterans at increased risk for perpetrating relationship aggression against their partners. The association between veterans' PTSD symptoms and their use of aggression in relationships was mediated by relationship problems. Clinical implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
SN - 0886-6708
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/9125790/The_cycle_of_trauma
L2 - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0886-6708&volume=11&issue=3&spage=213&aulast=Byrne
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
ER -