Osttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Impact the Emotional Xperience of Intimacy During Couple Discussions Eea (original) (raw)

2014

Abstract

We examined the impact of PTSD symptom severity on emotional reactions to one’s own and one’s partner’s intimacy behaviors. Heterosexual, community couples in which at least one partner reported elevated symptoms of PTSD were video-recorded discussing a relationship problem and self-reported their emotions immediately before and after the discussion. Each partner’s intimacy behaviors were coded. Actor–Partner Interdependence Models indicate that, among those with greater PTSD symptom severity, partners’ caring, understanding, and validation were associated with increased negative emotions, particularly fear. Among those with greater PTSD severity, provision of caring was associated with

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