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{"title":"The impact of moral injury on suicide risk among recently discharged Israeli veterans: A longitudinal moderated mediation model of trauma-related guilt and self-forgiveness.","authors":"Yossi Levi-Belz, Yoav Levinstein, Gadi Zerach","doi":"10.1037/tra0001651","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0001651","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) during military service has been associated with heightened trauma-related guilt levels, which in turn, could increase suicide risk among combat veterans. However, no longitudinal study has established temporal associations between these variables while examining a Moderated mediation model with self-forgiveness as a possible moderator of the PMIEs-suicide risk links during the first year following discharge.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were 374 active-duty Israeli combatants who participated in a 5-year longitudinal study with three measurement points: 1 month before discharge from army service (T1), then 6 months (T2), and 12 months (T3) following their discharge. Data were assessed through semistructured interviews and validated self-report questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All PMIE dimensions at T1 were negatively associated with self-forgiveness at T1 and positively associated with levels of trauma-related guilt at T2 and suicide risk at T3. Our longitudinal moderated mediation model findings indicate that, among those reporting low levels of self-forgiveness, higher levels of PMIE-Self and PMIE-Others at T1 contribute to trauma-related guilt levels at T2, which, in turn, are linked to a higher suicide risk at T3 among those reporting low levels of self-forgiveness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Experiencing PMIEs, especially PMIE-Self and PMIE-Other, proved to be validated predictors of trauma-related guilt and, in turn, of suicide risk during the first year after the veterans' discharge. Combatants at their discharge from the military should have access to targeted self-forgiveness interventions, as these interventions can have a buffering effect on the development of suicidal ideation and behaviors following PMIEs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":"1023-1032"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139472651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Sexual Encounters Questionnaire: A gender-inclusive survey of sexual victimization across the lifespan.","authors":"Ashley K H Catton, Martin J Dorahy","doi":"10.1037/tra0001695","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0001695","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Despite sexual victimization posing a serious social problem worldwide, inconsistencies in the conceptualization, definition, and measurement of sexual violence mean that many victims are not included in surveys designed to quantify the nature of this problem. The present studies developed, piloted, and finalized a novel survey of victimization, the sexual encounters questionnaire (SEQ), a robust and extensive tool that screens for a range of sexual violation scenarios that can be perpetrated against a victim of any gender and age.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Study 1 piloted the original version of the SEQ among 458 students while Study 2 examined the psychometric properties of the SEQ in a sample of 150 students.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study 1 found an overall victimization rate of 76.9%, with 59.8% of men and 80.5% of women being identified as victims. The prevalence and severity of victimization were higher among women than men. Twelve-month prevalence rates ranged from 2.2% to 23.4% depending on the type of violation surveyed with an overall 12-month prevalence of 34.9%. Study 2 found convergent validity with other measures of sexual victimization, and discriminant validity with participants' political orientation and a fear of intimacy measure.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The SEQ, with more sensitivity to detect sexual victimization, showed high levels of victimization in students. These results suggest the usefulness of the SEQ as a gender-inclusive screening tool for sexual victimization across the lifespan. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":"968-977"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140306668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Self-harm in sexually abused adolescents: The role of posttraumatic symptoms, emotional impulsivity, and negative cognition.","authors":"Ji Young Choi, Dong Ho Song","doi":"10.1037/tra0001706","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0001706","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Posttraumatic symptoms, emotional impulsivity, and negative cognition have been proposed as pathways in explaining why individuals have experienced trauma are at increased risk for self-harm. The present study examined whether emotional impulsivity (i.e., negative and positive urgency) and negative cognition (i.e., personal attribution and feeling different from peers) mediate the path from posttraumatic symptoms to self-harm in sexually abused adolescents, a population at the highest risk for self-harm.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>One hundred and thirty-one sexually abused youths aged 10-18 years in South Korea completed the Self-Harm Inventory, UPPS-P (urgency-premeditation-perseverance-sensation seeking-positive urgency) Impulsive Behaviors Scales for use with children, and Children's Attribution and Perception Scale, and their parents completed the Korean version of the parent report of posttraumatic symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the adolescent participants, 77.1% (<i>n</i> = 101) reported engaging in at least one self-harm behavior, and 61.8% (<i>n</i> = 81) reported engaging in deliberate self-injury. Mediation model analyses showed that parent-reported posttraumatic symptoms predicted more self-harm behaviors among sexually abused adolescents. The indirect effect of parent-reported posttraumatic symptoms on self-harm through adolescents' negative cognition was significant, but the indirect effect through emotional impulsivity was not.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results indicate that, at least among sexually abused adolescents, posttraumatic symptoms lead to self-harm via negative cognition rather than increased emotional impulsivity. These findings suggest that sexually abused adolescents suffering from posttraumatic symptoms are more likely to engage in self-harm in response to negative cognition of themselves and the world rather than as an impulsive response to intense emotions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":"1057-1065"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140336724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Military sexual trauma, childhood trauma, and combat trauma: Associations with longitudinal posttraumatic growth among U.S. Veterans.","authors":"Liv M Canning, Jordan P Davis, John J Prindle, Carl A Castro, Eric R Pedersen, Shaddy K Saba, Adrian J Bravo, Reagan E Fitzke, Alexandra H Mills, Whitney S Livingston","doi":"10.1037/tra0001810","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0001810","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Military sexual trauma (MST), childhood trauma, and combat trauma are prevalent among U.S. military personnel. Cumulative trauma exposure may hinder posttraumatic growth, a positive psychological change following traumatic events, while social support can facilitate this growth. Understanding the influence of these traumas and social support on longitudinal posttraumatic growth is crucial.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We assessed 1,230 veterans at 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months postinitial survey. Latent class analysis identified trauma experience classes, and latent growth models examined posttraumatic growth trajectories, incorporating social support as a time-varying covariate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The latent class analysis revealed four classes: high trauma exposure, moderate childhood trauma-moderate combat trauma, high MST-moderate combat trauma, and combat trauma only. Veterans in the <i>combat-only</i> class reported significant posttraumatic growth. The <i>moderate childhood trauma-moderate combat</i> class exhibited consistently low growth. Veterans in the <i>high MST-moderate combat</i> class showed slightly higher initial growth but no significant change over time. The <i>high trauma exposure</i> class experienced a significant decline in growth.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Social support significantly predicted posttraumatic growth, with varying impacts across trauma classes. Interventions could be vital for survivors of MST, childhood trauma, or compounded traumas to enhance posttraumatic growth among military veterans. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":"931-940"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142627116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coverage of child maltreatment in undergraduate psychopathology textbooks.","authors":"M Shae Nester, Bethany Spicher, Nicholas A Pierorazio, Bethany L Brand, Linda E McEwen","doi":"10.1037/tra0001683","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0001683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Past research found that undergraduate psychopathology textbooks present child maltreatment (CM) and its consequences inadequately or inaccurately. Given the prevalence and psychological impact of CM, it is essential that mental health professionals receive adequate training in CM, including trauma-related dissociation. Updated research is needed to determine whether current psychopathology textbooks adequately present information about CM and its consequences.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Ten undergraduate psychopathology textbooks were analyzed for the number of times CM was mentioned, number of Diagnostic and <i>Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</i> (5th ed., Text Revision; DSM-5-TR) diagnostic categories CM was associated with, number of citations used to support claims about CM and related psychopathology, and coverage of trauma-related dissociation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Textbooks varied in their coverage of CM and dissociation. The average number of times CM-related keywords mentioned per book was 259.00 (<i>SD</i> = 110.42; range: 113-508). Childhood sexual abuse and sex trafficking received the most attention, followed by general references of child abuse or childhood trauma. The average number of citations provided with mentions of CM or related psychopathology for each textbook was 123.2 (<i>SD</i> = 77.44; range: 44-316). CM was stated to be associated with many <i>DSM-5</i>-TR diagnostic categories, including but not limited to trauma, dissociative, anxiety, mood, somatic, and personality disorders. The textbooks' coverage of dissociation was found to be largely inadequate, with most textbooks emphasizing popular media, the fantasy model of dissociation, and myths about dissociation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Undergraduate psychopathology textbooks need to improve their scholarly coverage of CM and its mental health consequences. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":"996-1003"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140060427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perceived childhood family cohesiveness prior to deployment prospectively moderates risk for war-zone psychopathology in theater among deployed U.S. soldiers.","authors":"Adam R Cobb, Jordan A Hughes, Han-Joo Lee, Michael J Telch","doi":"10.1037/tra0001760","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0001760","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Several studies have demonstrated robust protective effects of childhood family support and cohesiveness on adult stress-related psychopathology. However, there is little evidence regarding the prospective relationship between the perceived childhood family environment and the in-theater emergence of war-zone stress-related psychological symptoms. The present report is from data collected from the Texas Combat PTSD Risk Project, which aims to identify risk and resilience factors at predeployment that predict the subsequent impact of war-zone stressors in terms of psychological symptom emergence in U.S. soldiers deployed to Iraq.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Soldiers (<i>N</i> = 150) completed a battery of standardized interview and self-report assessments at predeployment, including a measure of perceived childhood family cohesion. Once deployed, soldiers completed monthly web-based self-report assessments of war-zone stressors, posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, and anxiety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Consistent with predictions, greater perceived childhood family cohesiveness prior to deployment robustly mitigated subsequent in-theater symptoms. However, contrary to predictions, childhood family cohesiveness did not reliably moderate the linkage between war-zone stressors and in-theater symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Consistent with a wealth of other evidence demonstrating protective stress resilience effects of childhood family cohesion that extend across the lifespan, the present findings suggest they also extend to the war-zone environment among deployed soldiers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":"941-948"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141988714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk factors of PTSD and substance use disorders in clinical and counseling psychology doctoral students.","authors":"Quyen Q Tiet, Jordan Brooks, Cyrano Patton","doi":"10.1037/tra0001803","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0001803","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study investigated the prevalence of probable alcohol use disorder (AUD), drug use disorders (DUDs), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among psychology doctoral students. Additionally, it explored the unique relationships between risk factors (lifetime trauma, recent stressful experiences, COVID-19-related stress, general stress, financial stress) and AUD, DUD, and PTSD while accounting for demographic factors.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The sample included 889 clinical and counseling psychology doctoral students, and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Screen of Drug Use, and Primary Care PTSD Screen for <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</i> (5th ed.) were used to measure current probable AUD, DUD, and PTSD, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Approximately 43.8% had probable AUD, 23.2% had probable DUD, and 14.7% had probable PTSD. The univariate analysis results indicated a pattern of elevated risk among Black, Indigenous, and people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and other (LGBQ+) individuals, and women students. The results of the multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that increased lifetime trauma and COVID-19-related stress were associated with higher adjusted odds of probable PTSD. Higher adjusted odds of probable AUD were observed among individuals experiencing elevated levels of COVID-19-related stress and among younger, women, and non-Hispanic White individuals. LGBQ+ individuals and those with no religious affiliation were found to have higher adjusted odds of probable DUD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings underscore the alarming prevalence of AUD, DUD, and PTSD in this population, raising concerns that warrant attention. Women; Black, Indigenous, and people of color; and LGBQ+ individuals face heightened risks of PTSD, AUD, and DUD, emphasizing the urgent need for mental health care for psychology doctoral students and marginalized groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":"1004-1012"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142294097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Temporal relations between alcohol use, posttraumatic stress disorder, and internalizing symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: An ecological momentary assessment investigation.","authors":"Shannon E Cusack, Sage E Hawn, Jacob Goffnett, Christina M Sheerin, Lance M Rappaport, Ananda B Amstadter","doi":"10.1037/tra0001704","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0001704","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>COVID-19 is a collective stressor associated with both increased mental health symptoms and increased frequency of alcohol use. These increases highlight the need for investigations into the functional relationships between traumatic stress symptoms and alcohol use in the wake of the pandemic. This study sought to use ecological momentary assessment to examine the temporal association of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were 21 students (<i>M</i>_age = 21.0; 86% female, 23.9% White) from a large, mid-Atlantic public university. Ecological momentary assessment data on PTSD symptoms, internalizing psychopathology, affect, and alcohol consumption were collected via twice daily surveys for a 14-day period.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Increased negative affect predicted an increase in alcohol consumption at the next assessment. Increased alcohol consumption predicted increased subsequent negative affect, anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms. Findings did not support a relationship between PTSD symptoms and alcohol consumption in either direction.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results suggest a bidirectional, cyclical relationship between alcohol consumption and internalizing psychopathology broadly, rather than PTSD specifically, during the pandemic. Interventions for alcohol consumption on college campuses may benefit from targeting internalizing symptoms, such as through facilitating the development of adaptive coping strategies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":"987-995"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11649857/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141331577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Neurofeedback combined with trauma counselling for treatment-resistant PTSD in adult refugees: A case series.","authors":"Mirjana Askovic, Anna J Watters, Sejla Murdoch, James Elhindi, Jorge Aroche, Anthony W F Harris","doi":"10.1037/tra0001956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001956","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study assessed the effectiveness and safety of neurofeedback combined with trauma counselling in a cohort of adult refugees with treatment-resistant posttraumatic stress disorder (TR-PTSD).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A retrospective file audit was conducted for 71 clients seen at a specialized trauma rehabilitation center for refugees between 2017 and 2022. Clients met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD outlined in the <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</i>, fifth edition and had not responded to combined psychological and pharmacological interventions. Clinical outcomes were measured using the Clinical Global Impression scale (CGI) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) before and after trauma counselling.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 54% of clients exhibited clinically significant improvement, with a CGI-Improvement score of <i>Mdn</i> = 2 (<i>p</i> < .05). Effect sizes were large for CGI-severity (Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.87) and CGI-improvement (Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.91). Significant clinical change was observed, particularly in symptoms of intrusion, arousal, and numbing. Treatment quality, including adherence to protocols and therapist responsiveness, was crucial for better outcomes, whereas baseline factors like illness severity and trauma load did not predict treatment response. No serious adverse events observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Neurofeedback when combined with trauma counselling is an effective, safe, and well-tolerated approach that shows promise in alleviating TR-PTSD symptoms among refugees. These findings suggest neurofeedback could be a valuable adjunct treatment modality in trauma rehabilitation settings. However, further validation through prospective randomized controlled trials is essential to confirm its effectiveness and identify predictors of treatment response. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144529440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"I hugged her tightly and told her I'm sorry, we're going to die\": The experiences of Israeli mothers abducted with their children on October 7.","authors":"Noga Tsur, Ma'ayan Jacobson, Gal Friedman-Hauser, Ilil Levin, Michal Aviad, Carmit Katz","doi":"10.1037/tra0001971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001971","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>On October 7, 2023, 252 people from Israel were taken captive by Hamas in Gaza. Among those abducted were 16 mothers with their children. Although some research has uncovered the experiences and implications of abduction and captivity. This study was conducted to uncover the experiences of the mothers who were abducted with their children, with most held hostage in Gaza, and to implement a traumatology conceptualization and context.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study focuses on 15 mothers who survived being abducted with their children. Available interviews and testimonies were searched for on mainstream Israeli news channels and by performing manual searches using systematic keywords on YouTube and Google. The data collection period spanned November 2023 to April 2024. These were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four themes were identified: the kidnapping, feelings and thoughts during captivity, surviving captivity, and the mothers' roles in captivity. These themes were portrayed through two intertwined axes comprising the mother facing her own subjective suffering and the mother in her protective maternal roles.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The current findings shed light on the peritraumatic experiences and methods utilized by the abducted mothers to preserve their children's and their own survival and to mitigate suffering when death was imminent. As such, these findings uncover a new pattern of peritraumatic responses to extreme traumatic experiences. Additionally, they reveal how, during captivity, maternal roles protected the mothers' sense of subjectivity in a traumatic environment that would usually abolish a sense of autonomy and subjectivity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144529439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}