Psychological Development and Education ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 90-97.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2018.01.11

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The Relation between Repetitive Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Understanding the Roles of Feelings of Safety and Cognitive Reappraisal

ZHOU Xiao1,2, WU Xinchun2, WANG Wenchao2, TIAN Yuxin2   

  1. 1. Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China;
    2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • Online:2018-01-15 Published:2018-01-15

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Abstract: To examine the relation among repetitive trauma exposure, feelings of safety, cognitive reappraisal, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this study investigates 1156 adolescents at 8.5 year after Wenchuan earthquake by using traumatic exposure questionnaire, life events inventory, feelings of safety questionnaire, emotion regulation strategies questionnaire, and modified DSM-5 PTSD checklist. The structural equation model was used to examine the relation above, and results found that repetitive trauma exposure has direct and positive effect on PTSD, and it also can exert indirect and positive effect on PTSD via feelings of interpersonal safety and sense of mastery, respectively. In addition, repetitive trauma exposure may also affect positively PTSD by feelings of interpersonal safety to cognitive reappraisal. However, repetitive trauma exposure has non-significant effect on PTSD by cognitive reappraisal, or by sense of mastery to cognitive reappraisal.

Key words: adolescents, repetitive trauma exposure, feelings of safety, cognitive reappraisal, PTSD

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