Fear of sin and fear of God: Scrupulosity predicts women's daily experiences of mental contamination following sexual trauma.


Journal

Journal of traumatic stress
ISSN: 1573-6598
Titre abrégé: J Trauma Stress
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8809259

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Historique:
revised: 02 06 2023
received: 02 12 2022
accepted: 04 06 2023
pmc-release: 01 10 2024
pubmed: 1 9 2023
medline: 1 9 2023
entrez: 1 9 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Mental contamination refers to feelings of dirtiness in response to thoughts, images, or memories. Mental contamination is frequently reported after sexual trauma and is associated with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Differences in individuals' views about morality and purity may influence the severity of mental contamination, though this has been studied primarily outside of samples assessed for trauma and/or PTSD. The present study addressed this gap by investigating scrupulosity as a prospective predictor of daily sexual trauma-related mental contamination and PTSD symptoms. Participants included 40 adult women with a history of sexual trauma and current sexual trauma-related mental contamination who completed baseline diagnostic interviews and questionnaires followed by two assessments every day for 2 weeks. The results indicate that scrupulosity was positively correlated with PTSD symptom severity and sexual trauma-related mental contamination at baseline. Scrupulosity was also a prospective predictor of increased daily sexual trauma-related mental contamination, B = 0.19, SE = 0.07, p = .010, but not daily PTSD symptoms, B = -0.10, SE = .08, p = .198. The findings indicate that scrupulosity may be an important factor in understanding recovery from sexual assault.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37653683
doi: 10.1002/jts.22961
pmc: PMC10591805
mid: NIHMS1934020
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

932-942

Subventions

Organisme : NIDA NIH HHS
ID : T32 DA035200
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR001998
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1TR001998
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDA NIH HHS
ID : T32DA035200
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDA NIH HHS
ID : T32DA035200
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1TR001998
Pays : United States

Informations de copyright

© 2023 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

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Auteurs

Alyssa C Jones (AC)

Southeast Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Centers, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Jordyn M Tipsword (JM)

Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

C Alex Brake (CA)

Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Emily E Fenlon (EE)

Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Thomas G Adams (TG)

Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Jesse P McCann (JP)

Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Christal L Badour (CL)

Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

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