PTSD Symptomatology and Social Anxiety Among Retired Army Officers: Mediating Role of Internalized Shame

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Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research Pub Date : 2020-09-09 DOI:10.33824/pjpr.2020.35.3.30

Gulyana Shehzad, S. Ahsan, Saadiya Abbasi

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The present study was conducted to analyze the mediating role of internalized shame in the relationship between post traumatic stress disorder symptoms and social anxiety among retired army officers. A sample of 200 male retired army officers aged 45-75 years with minimum education of 14 years was collected through purposive convenient sampling technique. Self-reported measures, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-5 (Weathers et al., 2013), Internalized Shame Scale (Cook & Coccimiglio, 2001), and Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (Mattick & Clarke, 1998) were administered for data collection. Results yielded internalized shame and post traumatic stress disorder symptoms as significant positive predictors of social anxiety. Moreover, internalized shame significantly mediated the relationship between post traumatic stress disorder symptoms and social anxiety. The current study would help to enhance knowledge about the influence of traumas/ disasters on retired army officers and the subsequent problems that might emerge because of the existing problem, in turn affecting the positive post-traumatic growth.

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退役军官PTSD症状与社交焦虑:内化羞耻的中介作用

本研究旨在分析内化羞耻感在退役军官创伤后应激障碍症状与社交焦虑关系中的中介作用。采用有针对性的方便抽样技术，对200名年龄在45-75岁、最低文化程度为14年的男性退役军官进行了抽样调查。采用自我报告的测量方法，包括创伤后应激障碍检查表-5（Weathers等人，2013）、内部羞耻感量表（Cook&Coccimiglio，2001）和社交焦虑量表（Mattick&Clarke，1998）进行数据收集。结果显示，内化的羞耻感和创伤后应激障碍症状是社交焦虑的重要积极预测因素。此外，内化羞耻感在创伤后应激障碍症状与社交焦虑之间起着重要的中介作用。目前的研究将有助于加强对创伤/灾难对退役军官的影响以及由于现有问题可能出现的后续问题的了解，这些问题反过来又会影响创伤后的积极成长。

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期刊介绍： Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research (PJPR) is published biannually by the National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. Its first issue was published in Summer, 1986. Since then two issues, one in summer and the other in winter, have been appearing every year. The Journal provides an outlet for fully documented researches addressing educational, social, developmental, and other areas of Psychology. Preference is given to empirical articles, which deal with the application of psychological knowledge in understanding the problems of national and international importance. The Journal welcomes contributions from all corners. However, participation from the developing countries is eagerly sought in view of its under-representation in research journals published in the West. The PJPR maintains an international editorial board of Consulting Editors belonging to different countries, with expertise in a large number of areas. It employs a double-blind reviewing process i.e., the authors are not identified to reviewers and reviewers are not made known to authors. The contents of PJPR are being abstracted by the Proquest, and in PsycInfo. PJPR is included in the List of Social Sciences Journals recognized by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.