PTSD and substance-related problems: the mediating roles of disconstraint and negative emotionality |
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Authors: | Miller Mark W Vogt Dawne S Mozley Susannah L Kaloupek Danny G Keane Terence M |
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Institution: | National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA. mark.miller5@va.gov |
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Abstract: | The authors examined competing hypotheses regarding the role of 2 personality dimensions, disconstraint and negative emotionality, in mediating the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity and substance-related problems. Data were drawn from a large sample of male Vietnam veterans. The best-fitting structural model included significant indirect paths from PTSD to both alcohol- and drug-related outcomes through disconstraint, and a significant indirect path from PTSD to alcohol-related problems through negative emotionality. There were no direct effects of PTSD on either substance-related outcome. These findings indicate distinct pathways to different forms of substance-related problems in PTSD and underscore the role of personality in mediating these relationships. |
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