dc.contributor.author | Andrews, Leanne | |
dc.contributor.author | Joseph, Stephen | |
dc.contributor.author | Dalgleish, Tim | |
dc.contributor.author | Troop, Nicholas | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-20T15:00:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-20T15:00:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Andrews , L , Joseph , S , Dalgleish , T & Troop , N 2013 , ' The Structure of Avoidance Following Trauma : Development and Validation of the Posttraumatic Avoidance Scale (PAS) ' , Traumatology , vol. 19 , no. 2 , pp. 126-135 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1534765612455225 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1085-9373 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/12587 | |
dc.description.abstract | Avoidance is a key maintenance factor in traumatic reactions but currently no satisfactory measures of it exist. Here we develop and validate a multi-dimensional measure of trauma-related avoidance across two samples. In sample 1 485 emergency service personnel completed a 44-item self-report measure of avoidance in relation to an identified occupational trauma. Principal components analysis provided evidence for a distinction between controlled and automatic avoidance. On the basis of these results a 20-item measure, the Posttraumatic Avoidance Scale (PAS), was constructed. The predictive validity of the PAS was established in a longitudinal study. Sample 2 illustrated the transdiagnostic potential of the PAS in an eating disordered population. This measure of trauma-related avoidance is the first to intentionally assess PTSD avoidance symptoms in this bi-dimensional manner. | en |
dc.format.extent | 329509 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Traumatology | |
dc.subject | PTSD, avoidance, inhibition, assessment | |
dc.title | The Structure of Avoidance Following Trauma : Development and Validation of the Posttraumatic Avoidance Scale (PAS) | en |
dc.contributor.institution | Health & Human Sciences Research Institute | |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Life and Medical Sciences | |
dc.contributor.institution | Department of Psychology | |
dc.contributor.institution | Psychology | |
dc.contributor.institution | Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group | |
dc.contributor.institution | Weight and Obesity Research Group | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2014-06-01 | |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84877003773&partnerID=8YFLogxK | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1177/1534765612455225 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
herts.preservation.rarelyaccessed | true | |