RT Journal Article
T1 The relevance of psychological strength for physical and psychological well-being in trauma-exposed women.
A1 Ruiz-Párraga, Gema Teresa
A1 Serrano-Ibáñez, Elena Rocío
A1 Gómez-Pérez, Lidia
A1 Ramírez-Maestre, María del Carmen
A1 Esteve-Zarazaga, Rosa
A1 López-Martínez, Alicia Eva
K1 Resiliencia (Psicología)
K1 Madurez emocional
K1 Trauma psíquico
K1 Mujeres
K1 Salud
AB Background: Traumatic experiences have consistently been linked to poor health and well-being, particularly in women. Psychological factors have been theorized to directly affect the reporting of physical symptoms and perceptions of general health. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been proposed as a major pathway through which trauma affects health and emotion dysregulation. Trauma is considered to be a key psychological variable in the pathogenesis of PTSD. Fortunately, not all women who have experienced trauma manifest adverse effects. Resilience acts as a psychological protective variable following trauma. The present study tested a hypothetical model of the contribution of resilience, emotional dysregulation, and PTSD symptoms to physical and psychological well-being in a large sample of trauma-exposed women. Method: Transversal study with 753 female participants. Structural modelling was used to test linear associations between variables. Results: After experiencing trauma, resilience was negatively and significantly associated with emotional dysregulation, which, in turn, was positively associated with PTSD symptoms. Both resilience and PTSD symptoms were associated with physical and psychological well-being. Conclusion: The results suggest that resilience and emotional dysregulation are relevant to the health and well-being of women with PTSD symptoms and may help guide the development of psychological treatment in this group. Therefore, these findings may be relevant in promoting health and well-being in such women, and may help to identify individuals who would receive the most benefit from interventions addressing emotional regulation and psychological resilience.
PB Wiley
YR 2021
FD 2021-02-25
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/41314
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/41314
LA eng
NO Ruíz-Párraga, G.T.; Serrano, E., Gómez-Pérez, L., Ramírez-Maestre, C., Zarazaga, R., López-Martínez, A. E. (2021). The relevance of psychological strength for physical and psychological well-being in trauma-exposed women. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 62(3):386-392. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12711.
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/3792
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026