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Stress response and experiential avoidance among firefighters: Preliminary insights from network analyses.
Blekic, Wivine; Ben Taieb, Souhaib; Kandana Arachchige, Kendra G; Rossignol, Mandy; Schultebraucks, Katharina.
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  • Blekic W; Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: Wivine.blekic@nyulangone.org.
  • Ben Taieb S; Department of Computer Science, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium; Big Data and Machine Learning Lab, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium.
  • Kandana Arachchige KG; Department of Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Mons, Belgium.
  • Rossignol M; Department of Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Mons, Belgium.
  • Schultebraucks K; Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
J Psychiatr Res ; 165: 132-139, 2023 09.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37499484
Firefighters are at increased risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to exposure to potentially traumatic events during their careers. However, little is known about the prevalence of PTSD among this population, particularly when taking moderating variables into account. Using Gaussian Graphical Models and Directed Acyclic Graphs, we conducted network analyses to examine the interactions between clusters of PTSD symptoms, perceived stress, hardiness, and experiential avoidance among 187 firefighters. The data and code are published with the paper. Experiential avoidance, as part of psychological inflexibility, was found to be the only variable that interacted with PTSD symptomatology. Strong positive associations were observed between experiential avoidance and the "negative mood and cognitions" subscale of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Through this association, other PTSD symptoms were activated, particularly avoidance and arousal. Our findings suggest that experiential avoidance and negative mood and cognition symptoms are particularly important in the expression of PTSD symptomatology in firefighters. In addition, experiential avoidance may be used as a coping strategy to reduce perceived stress during potentially traumatic events. Therefore, experiential avoidance may be a prime target for future interventions and training focused on flexible self-regulation strategies in this population.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático / Bomberos / Resiliencia Psicológica Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Psychiatr Res Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático / Bomberos / Resiliencia Psicológica Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Psychiatr Res Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido