The Longitudinal Association Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Emotion Dysregulation, and Postmigration Stressors Among Refugees

P Specker; BJ Liddell; M O’Donnell; RA Bryant; V Mau; T McMahon; Y Byrow; A Nickerson

Journal article

The Longitudinal Association Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Emotion Dysregulation, and Postmigration Stressors Among Refugees

P Specker, BJ Liddell, M O’Donnell, RA Bryant, V Mau, T McMahon, Y Byrow, A Nickerson

Clinical Psychological Science | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2024

DOI: 10.1177/21677026231164393

Abstract

Although emotion dysregulation has been robustly associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there is relatively little understanding of this process in refugees. Specifically, longitudinal methodology has not been used to examine the relationship between emotion dysregulation and PTSD among refugees. In this study, we investigated the temporal relationship between emotion dysregulation, postmigration stressors, and PTSD clusters (reexperiencing, avoidance, negative alterations in mood and cognition [NAMC], and hyperarousal) from the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders among a community sample of refugees (N = 1,081) over a 2-year period. Rand..

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Meaghan O'Donnell Author

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Awarded by Australian Research Council Linkage Grant

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Career Development Fellowship

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (A. Nickerson, B. J. Liddell, M. O'Donnell, V. Mau; LP160100670). P. Specker was supported by a University of New South Wales Scientia PhD Scholarship. A. Nickerson was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Career Development Fellowship (1037091).