RT Journal Article
T1 Physical health consequences of interpersonal trauma: A systematic review of the role of psychological variables.
A1 López-Martínez, Alicia Eva
A1 Serrano-Ibáñez, Elena Rocío
A1 Ruiz-Párraga, Gema Teresa
A1 Gómez-Pérez, Lidia
A1 Ramírez-Maestre, María del Carmen
A1 Esteve-Zarazaga, Rosa
K1 Personalidad - Trastornos - Aspectos psicológicos
K1 Salud - Aspectos psicológicos
AB Interpersonal forms of trauma are among the most commonly reported traumas. These types of traumas are more damaging towell-being than noninterpersonal forms. They have also been strongly associated with somatic symptoms and more generalphysical health problems. Nevertheless, the results of trauma studies are mixed and suggest that pathways may vary according tothe stressors, mediators, and health outcomes investigated. This article presents a systematic qualitative review of publishedstudies that have investigated interpersonal trauma, its association with physical health, and the potential role of interveningpsychological variables. A systematic search was made of four psychology and health electronic databases. Of the 863 studiesreviewed, 50 were preselected, 11 of which met the inclusion and methodological quality criteria. All but one study had a crosssectionaldesign. The findings showed that childhood trauma exposure was the most common category of interpersonal traumaaddressed in the reviewed studies and that the physical health variables investigated were diverse. The psychological variablesmost frequently investigated in the studies were posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, dissociation, and substance abuse.Overall, the results suggest that interpersonal trauma exposure is associated with poorer physical health; however, the role ofintervening psychological variables remains unclear. The limitations of the reviewed literature are discussed, and methodologicalrecommendations are made for future research.
PB Sage Publications
YR 2016
FD 2016-07-25
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36784
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36784
LA eng
NO A.E. López-Martínez, E.R. Serrano-Ibáñez, G.T. Ruiz-Párraga, L. Gómez-Pérez, C. Ramírez-Maestre, R. Esteve. (2018). Physical health consequences of interpersonal trauma: A systematic review of the role of psychological variables. Trauma, violence & abuse, 19(3), 305–322
NO The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The development of this paper was partially supported by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (PSI2013- 42512-P). Elena R. Serrano-Iba´n˜ez received a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports (FPU13/04928).
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