Guilt and Shame as They Relate to Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): An Analysis of Trauma Content And Resulting Symptomatology

This study began testing the Sewell and Williams (in press) model that differing trauma types yield differing presentations in social versus event processing domains. Other hypotheses explored trauma type with levels of guilt, and shame-proneness with anxiety. Volunteers were 44 male combat veterans being treated for PTSD. Data analyses determined whether trauma type related to guilt and perceived social support and whether shame-proneness related to levels of anxiety. High shame persons may process anxiety and social support differently than low shame persons. Results can assist professionals understand how a person's functioning is affected by certain types of trauma. Future research should focus on increasing social support for persons who have experienced trauma.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2001

Author dc:creator

• Taber, Iris

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sewell, Kenneth W.
• Cox, Randall J.
• Neumann, Craig S.

• Post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Guilt.
• Shame.
• anxiety
• trauma type
• posttraumatic stress disorder
• PTSD
• shame-proneness

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Taber, Iris
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 47849155
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2776/
ark: ark:/67531/metadc2776

OAI identifier oai:identifier

info:ark/67531/metadc2776