Emotion Regulation in Women with PTSD and Addiction

Authors

  • Zeynab Tajeryan Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Corresponding Author https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8188-0990
  • Gholam Ali Afrooz Professor, Department of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Tehran, Iran. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2386-3223
  • Robabeh Nouryghasemabadi Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3414-3539

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.pwj.4.2.19

Keywords:

emotion regulation, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use, women

Abstract

Objective: In this study, emotion regulation between two groups of women with PTSD, one group with addiction and one without, was examined.

Methods and Materials: The sample size consisted of 179 individuals, including 56 individuals with PTSD without a history of addiction, 51 individuals with PTSD and addiction, 39 individuals with addiction, and 33 individuals from the general population. The tools used in the research were the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ).

Findings: The results of the multivariate analysis of variance for positive and negative emotion regulation and their subscales indicated a significant difference between the addicted and non-addicted groups.

Conclusion: The findings showed that when PTSD symptoms are checked over a longer period and the individual is not addicted, there are more problems in negative emotion regulation. Conversely, when PTSD is checked over a longer period but the individual is addicted, lower scores are obtained in positive emotion regulation.

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Published

2023-06-01

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Serial Number 14

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Copyright (c) 2023 Zeynab Tajeryan (Author); Gholam Ali Afrooz (Corresponding Author); Robabeh Nouryghasemabadi (Author)

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How to Cite

Tajeryan, Z., Afrooz, G. A., & Nouryghasemabadi, R. (2023). Emotion Regulation in Women with PTSD and Addiction. Psychology of Woman Journal, 4(2), 160-168. https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.pwj.4.2.19

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