The Mediating Role of Emotional Inhibition on the Relationship Between Emotion Awareness Levels and Life Events with Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Economics and Management, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.

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The aim of this study was the mediating role of emotional inhibition on the relationship between emotion awareness levels and life events with Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. The research method was applied and descriptive-correlational and the statistical population of the study included all people who referred to counseling centers in Khorramabad, Doroud and Boroujerd in 2019 and 2020, from which 400 people(283=women and 117= men) were selected by convenience sampling. Research tools include Kellner's Emotional Inhibition Scale (EIS); Levels of Emotional Awareness Scale by Lane and Schwartz (LEAS); Life Events Checklist by Weathers et al. (LEC-5) and PTSD Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition by Weathers et al. PCL-5). SPSS and AMOS software were used. In the present study, the indirect path coefficient between life events and post-traumatic stress disorder was positive and the indirect path coefficient between emotion awareness levels and post-traumatic stress disorder was negative and significant at the 0.01 level. Based on the results of the present study, it is suggested that psychotherapists and specialists in this field, by examining the life events of individuals, focus on their level of awareness and emotional inhibition to try to reduce post-traumatic stress syndrome.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

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Available Online from 26 December 2023

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