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The Roles of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Communication in the Relation between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Risk

Vidaña, Ariana G
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5636-9251
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo160712296910722

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2020, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Psychology - Clinical.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) are independently and concurrently associated with emotional and interpersonal problems. Though current PTSD-SUD treatments primarily target individual factors, there is growing support for the involvement of interpersonal relationships in treatment for PTSD-SUD. It remains unclear how PTSD symptom severity combined with intrapersonal and interpersonal factors may increase risk for craving, particularly in the context of romantic conflict. The present study recruited trauma-exposed individuals (n = 82) in current or recent romantic relationships in treatment for a SUD. Additionally, we examined the relations of PTSD symptom severity to intrapersonal emotion regulation (ER), interpersonal emotion regulation (IER), communication patterns, and craving following conflict. There was a significant indirect relation of PTSD symptom severity to the desire and intention to use drugs following conflict through intrapersonal ER difficulties. Further, there was a significant negative association between PTSD symptom severity and constructive communication and significant positive associations between PTSD symptom severity and intrapersonal ER difficulties, efficacy in regulating negative emotions with others, tendency to regulate positive emotions with others, demand/withdraw communication patterns, and craving following conflict when controlling for age, gender, relationship satisfaction, and past-year substance use frequency. Results suggest the potential utility of targeting ER and interpersonal communication styles to reduce substance use among individuals with PTSD-SUD in romantic relationships.
Matthew Tull, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Kim Gratz, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Jason Rose, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
110 p.
Psychology
emotion regulation; interpersonal emotion regulation; posttraumatic stress disorder; substance use

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  • Vidaña, A. G. (2020). The Roles of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Communication in the Relation between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Risk [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo160712296910722

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Vidaña, Ariana. The Roles of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Communication in the Relation between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Risk. 2020. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo160712296910722.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Vidaña, Ariana. "The Roles of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation and Communication in the Relation between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Risk." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo160712296910722

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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