Polytraumatization in an adult national sample and its association with psychological distress and self-esteem
2015 (English)In: Brain and Behavior, E-ISSN 2162-3279, Vol. 5, no 1, article id e00298
Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of self-reported experiences of potential childhood traumas and polytraumatization, and to find cut-off values for different kinds of potential traumatic events in a national representative sample of adults in Sweden. In addition, to analyse the association between polytraumatization and both psychological distress and global self-esteem. Method: A web-based survey - containing SCL-25 and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Linkoping Difficult Life Events Scale - Adult - was sent out to a nationally reprative sample and 5062 people chose to participate in the study. Results: Results showed that almost everyone (97%) has experienced at least one potential traumatic event and that polytraumatization (the 10% of the participants with most reported traumas) was significantly (Z=12.57, P<0.001, r=0.18) associated with psychological distress and global self-esteem. Gender differences were significant (Z=8.44, P<0.001, r=0.12), in that men experience more noninterpersonal traumas but women report more symptoms. The effect sizes regarding the impact of potential trauma on self-esteem were largest for women with experience of polytraumatization in the age group 18-25 (r=0.48). There was almost linear increase in psychological distress and linear decrease in self-esteem with increasing number of traumatic events experienced. Conclusion: Experience of polytrauma can be considered an important factor to take into account in psychiatric settings as well.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2015. Vol. 5, no 1, article id e00298
Keywords [en]
Adults, anxiety, depression, polytraumatization, self-esteem
National Category
Psychiatry
Research subject
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-87631DOI: 10.1002/brb3.298ISI: 000349034700007PubMedID: 25722950OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-87631DiVA, id: diva2:1616755
Note
Corrigendum: By Nilsson, D (Nilsson, Doris) Dahlstom, O (Dahlstoem, Oerjan) Priebe, G (Priebe, Gisela) Svedin, CG (Svedin, Carl Goeran) BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR Volume5Issue5Article Numbere00344 DOI10.1002/brb3.344PublishedMAY 2015
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