Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relations between posttraumatic stress disorder’s (PTSD) dysphoria and reexperiencing factors and underlying dimensions of rumination. 304 trauma-exposed primary care patients were administered the Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire, PTSD Symptom Scale based on their worst traumatic event, and Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (RTSQ). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted to determine the dysphoria and reexperiencing factors’ relationships with the four factors of rumination. Results revealed that both the dysphoria and reexperiencing factors related more to problem-focused thinking and anticipatory thoughts than counterfactual thinking. Additionally, the reexperiencing factor related more to anticipatory thinking than repetitive thinking. Clinical and theoretical implications are discussed.
Highlights
Recent research has examined cognitive mechanisms and their relations to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [1]
In studying rumination’s relations to PTSD dimensions, we focus on two specific PTSD factors: dysphoria and reexperiencing
We focus on the PTSD-DYS factor for several reasons
Summary
Recent research has examined cognitive mechanisms and their relations to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [1]. Rumination, the tendency to perseverate on negative emotions or events, is one such mechanism. Little is known about the specific aspects of rumination that play a role in PTSD development. The intent of this paper is to investigate the relationship between several dimensions of PTSD and rumination. In order to comprehensively examine this relationship, PTSD and rumination were compared at the latent factor-level
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