Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy最新文献

{"title":"Dwelling on the positive: Eye-tracking and electroencephalogram indicators of posttraumatic growth.","authors":"A J Glazebrook, Jane Shakespeare-Finch, Patrick J Johnston, Jonathan E Robinson","doi":"10.1037/tra0002038","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0002038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Since existing research demonstrates people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) direct more attention toward negative and threatening visual stimuli, this study hypothesized people with posttraumatic growth (PTG) may direct increased attention toward positive visual stimuli.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>To examine this hypothesis, eye-tracking data and electroencephalogram brain activity recorded during the N170 time window were collected for 72 healthy individuals with varying trauma exposures as they passively viewed positively and negatively valenced images in a two-phase study design. PTG and PTSD symptoms in this nonclinical sample were measured using the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) and the Impacts of Events Scale-Revised (Weiss & Marmar, 1997). N170 was examined as existing research identifies N170 as an early electrophysiological inflection sensitive to context.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analysis revealed that as overall PTG and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory subfactor \"appreciation of life\" increased, participant pupil dilations also increased, and participants were more likely to gaze first and dwell for longer on positively valenced images. There was no association between N170 and PTG. However, increased PTSD symptoms were associated with a larger N170 responsivity to negatively valenced images.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Eye-tracking findings offer novel physiological evidence of the salience of positive imagery for people with greater PTG. Larger N170 responses to negative images may offer a physiological marker of the pronounced threat recognition present in people with increased PTSD symptom severity. The propensity for individuals with more PTG to focus on positive, life-affirming images may underpin the more constructive worldviews and contemplative deliberate rumination, meaning-making, and constructive coping efforts associated with PTG development. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145138480","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":"War zone veteran cognitive-related functional decline and posttraumatic stress symptoms: Relationship to intimate partner stress.","authors":"Jennifer J Vasterling, Arjun Bhalla, Molly R Franz, Anica Pless Kaiser, Lewina O Lee","doi":"10.1037/tra0002035","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0002035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Intimate partners of war zone veterans (WZVs) often report significant stress. WZV cognitive concerns and associated functional impairment may contribute to partner stress. WZV posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) may also generate partner stress. Associations among WZV cognitive-related functional decline, PTSS, and partner stress, however, are not fully understood. This study examined associations of longitudinal change in WZV cognitive-related functioning with partner stress measured at a follow-up assessment, accounting for concurrent WZV PTSS.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>127 U.S. Iraq WZVs self-reported cognitive-related functioning prior to an index deployment using the Medical Outcomes Study, Cognitive Functioning scale (Stewart, Ware, et al., 1992). Over 8 years later (<i>M</i> = 8.8; <i>SD</i> = 1.7), WZVs were readministered the Medical Outcomes Study Cognitive Functioning and completed the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (Blake et al., 1995); intimate partners completed the Everyday Stressor Index (Hall, 1983).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hierarchical regression analyses revealed a significant unadjusted association between longitudinal decline in WZV cognitive-related functioning and greater intimate partner stress. In analyses adjusted for PTSS cluster scores and WZV military status, WZV cognitive-related functional decline was no longer significantly associated with partner stress, whereas WZV hyperarousal symptoms were positively correlated with partner stress.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although WZV functional cognitive decline was associated with greater partner stress, this relationship appeared attributable to WZV hyperarousal symptoms. Findings suggest that partners of WZVs with elevated hyperarousal symptoms may require additional resources to help mitigate their stressors and that WZVs reporting worsened cognitive-related functioning may benefit from interventions targeting arousal and other PTSS in addition to interventions addressing cognitive concerns. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12448093/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145081447","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":"Posttraumatic symptom improvement in trauma practice triphasic therapy: Preliminary findings from a multisite, community-based setting.","authors":"Cassandra R W Harmsen, Marlee Salisbury, Kristina Cordeiro, Sara Rependa, Anna Baranowsky, Robert T Muller","doi":"10.1037/tra0002029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined the effectiveness of trauma practice (TP), a multimodal, triphasic approach to trauma therapy, within a community-based setting, including phase-linked effects on therapeutic outcomes.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The sample included 39 clients and 15 clinicians. Participants varied in terms of trauma exposure and comorbid mental health to increase generalizability of results and representation of various trauma presentations in research. Posttraumatic symptoms (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,</i> fifth edition) and trauma-related distress (Trauma Symptom Checklist [TSC-40]) were measured at baseline, after each phase, and at 6 months posttherapy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mixed effects models, nested by participants and clinician education level, showed significant decreases in posttraumatic symptoms and trauma symptom distress, reflecting a shift from clinical to nonclinical levels with robust effect sizes and reliable change indices. Phase-based analyses indicated symptom improvement during each treatment phase, with the greatest improvement observed in Phase I. Treatment gains were maintained at follow-up; however, sample sizes at follow-up were small.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study's implications suggest a strong foundation for TP's effectiveness and clinical utility, encouraging further exploration into its phase-specific benefits and broader application in trauma therapy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145081413","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":"Assessing trauma and development among primarily Latino immigrant children at a Pediatric Mobile Clinic: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Carly Davis, Renae D Schmidt, Yue Pan, Kristina Conroy, Wendy De La Rua, Evette Torres, Lisa Gwynn, Anai Cuadra","doi":"10.1037/tra0002034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Although other studies have linked trauma to the risk of developmental delay, few have focused on primarily Latino immigrant children. A cross-sectional survey was completed by caregivers of immigrant children (2-5 years of age) who visited the clinic during January to March 2023.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In addition to capturing demographic characteristics, the survey included assessments of trauma symptomatology, lifetime traumatic events, and child development and behavior using validated screening tools. Eighty-two children were eligible and included in the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Logistic regression analyses revealed associations between both lifetime traumatic events (<i>OR</i> = 3.26, 95% CI [1.33, 9.38], <i>p</i> = .029) and presence of trauma response symptoms (<i>OR</i> = 6.10, 95% CI [1.42, 26.2], <i>p</i> = .015) with a risk for developmental delay, controlling for covariates. Trauma response symptoms also were associated with behavioral/emotional problems (<i>OR</i> = 15.1, 95% CI [2.78, 82.3], <i>p</i> = .002).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrates an association between trauma and development among primarily Latino immigrant children and emphasizes the importance of screening for trauma, monitoring developmental milestones, and developing interventions to mitigate negative effects of trauma on young immigrants. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065445","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":"Psychometric properties of the Childhood Adversity and Social Stress Questionnaire, Parent Report (CASSQ-PR), a measure tailored to assess stressful experiences and traumatic stress symptoms in autistic youth.","authors":"Connor M Kerns, Anat Zaidman-Zait, Diana L Robins, Paul T Shattuck, Carla A Mazefsky, Craig J Newschaffer, Steven J Berkowitz","doi":"10.1037/tra0002007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Sources and symptoms of traumatic stress may vary in autistic versus nonautistic youth and be challenging to assess given phenotypic overlap; nonetheless, there is a dearth of autism-tailored measures.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The Childhood Adversity and Social Stress Questionnaire-Parent Report (CASSQ-PR) was developed to assess stressful experiences (SE) and subsequent traumatic stress symptom (TSS) within the context of autism and tested in an online community sample of parents of autistic youth (<i>N</i> = 729; 8-17 years; 80% male; recruited February-December 2018) with communicative speech.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Per parent report, autistic youth experienced ≥ 2 SE in traditionally assessed (52.7%) and autism-nominated categories (i.e., derived from mixed method research with autistic individuals and caregivers; 58.3%); 39.5% (<i>n</i> = 288) of parents completed the CASSQ-TSS subscale. Bullying, stigma, sensory, change, and interaction-related stress were the most commonly endorsed SE. The CASSQ-SE subscale correlated positively with Child Behavior Checklist Total Problems, with both traditional and autism-nominated SE contributing to variance explained (supporting concurrent and incremental validity). Bivariate correlations demonstrated stronger convergence between the CASSQ-PR-TSS and parent-report Child Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale, than the Child Behavior Checklist externalizing subscale, supporting convergent and discriminant validity. Factor structure supported a second-order, four-factor, <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,</i> fifth edition posttraumatic stress disorder model per confirmatory factor analysis; however, exploratory structural equation modeling suggested some adaptations to remove low-loading items, reduce item cross-loading, and enhance model fit.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The CASSQ-PR offers a valid estimate of SE and TSS as observed by parents in verbally communicative, school-age autistic youth; however, further research with more sociodemographically diverse and clinical samples is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065450","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":"Dyadic empathy following childhood trauma: The role of hostile attribution bias in young adult couples.","authors":"Florence Léonard, Brenda Ramos, Marianne Emond, Apollonia H Pudelko, Arianne Roy, Marie-Pier Vaillancourt-Morel, Katherine Péloquin, Marie-Ève Daspe","doi":"10.1037/tra0002033","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0002033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Cumulative childhood interpersonal trauma (CCIT) is associated with important outcomes within romantic relationships, including lower dyadic empathy. Dyadic empathy is comprised of perspective-taking, that is, putting oneself in the partner's place, and empathic concern, that is, emotions felt toward the partner's emotional experience. As empathic difficulties may affect the quality of romantic relationships, it is important to better understand the mechanisms underlying the links between CCIT and empathy toward a partner. Hostile attribution bias (i.e., the tendency to perceive others' intentions as negative), being positively linked to CCIT and negatively associated with empathy, appears to be a relevant, yet unexplored, mechanism in the link between CCIT and dyadic empathy. The present study examined the role of hostile attribution bias in the dyadic associations linking one's CCIT to their own as well as their partner's perspective-taking and empathic concern.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A sample of 190 couples aged 18 to 29 completed online questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One's CCIT was positively related to their own hostile attribution bias, which was negatively associated with both their own perspective-taking and their partner's empathic concern.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Targeting hostile attributions among individuals with CCIT might constitute an interesting pathway to enhance their own and their partner's empathy within the relationship and, therefore, foster positive couple dynamics during young adulthood. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065427","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":"Provider and caregiver preferences for trauma-informed intervention: Results from a best-worst scaling exercise.","authors":"Sean E Snyder, Stevie N Grassetti, Danielle L Carreira Ching, Zoe Primack, Brittany N Rudd","doi":"10.1037/tra0002025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Evidence-based practices for responding to traumatic stress in adolescents exist; however, the implementation of these practices within the juvenile legal system (JLS) is limited. This is problematic given the high rates of trauma experiences among youth involved in the JLS. To inform future implementation efforts, we sought to understand preferences for trauma-informed interventions among JLS service providers (e.g., therapists) and service recipients (i.e., caregivers) through a choice experiment known as best-worst scaling.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Ninety-five participants (65 providers and 30 recipients) completed a best-worst scaling choice experiment. Participants evaluated 19 components of trauma-informed intervention developed through consultation with experts at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Count analysis and probability of choice scores identified the most preferred components of intervention, while analysis of variance tested whether service provider and caregiver preferences differed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants expressed a strong preference for programs that prevent youth from experiencing trauma, provide general trauma-informed intervention, target potential emotional problems after a traumatic experience, and are provided 30 days following a traumatic event. In comparison to service recipients, service providers expressed stronger preferences for trauma programs to that are 1:1 with the service provider, delivered in schools or residential settings, and low-cost programs. In comparison to service providers, service recipients expressed stronger preferences for programs to be delivered in the youth's home, in a traditional mental health clinic, or via a self-help format.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Knowledge of these preferences can be instrumental in planning and designing trauma interventions for JLS-involved youth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065431","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":"Racial discrimination, racial trauma, and PTSD in college students.","authors":"Jennifer Valentine, Allie K Jessen, Michelle M Lilly","doi":"10.1037/tra0002041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Extant literature has highlighted the links between experiences of racial discrimination and numerous symptoms of psychopathology, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and racial trauma. This study aimed to further probe the relationship between racial discrimination, PTSD, and racial trauma through observing how the frequency of, and distress from experiences of racial discrimination relate to symptom clusters of racial trauma and PTSD, while controlling for nondiscrimination-based trauma history.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants were 303 racial minority undergraduate students who completed an online battery of questionnaires including the General Ethnic Discrimination Scale, Trauma Symptoms of Discrimination Scale, and PTSD Checklist for <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition</i>.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Path analysis revealed a significant relationship between the frequency and distress caused by experiences of racial discrimination and each symptom dimension of racial trauma (as captured by the Trauma Symptoms of Discrimination Scale). However, a path analysis demonstrated that only the frequency of experiences of discrimination was related to symptom clusters of PTSD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings from the present study suggest that the frequency of experiences of discrimination is related to symptoms of racial trauma and PTSD, but that discrimination-related distress may be more closely tied to symptoms of racial trauma than PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065434","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":"Virtual reality exposure therapy for chronic war-related posttraumatic stress disorder in Syrian refugee women: A mixed methods pilot study.","authors":"Timotaos Basmaji","doi":"10.1037/tra0002015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of a culturally adapted virtual reality exposure therapy program for Syrian refugee women with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A mixed methods pilot study was conducted with eight Syrian refugee women (aged 25-60) in Lebanon. Participants completed a 13-session virtual reality exposure therapy intervention delivered in three phases: auditory triggers, audiovisual simulations, and immersive 360° war-related environments. PTSD symptoms were assessed pre and postintervention using the validated Arabic PTSD Checklist for <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,</i> fifth edition (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) supplemented by qualitative interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants demonstrated a significant reduction in PTSD symptoms (mean PTSD Checklist for <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</i>, fifth edition decrease: 30.75 points, <i>p</i> < .001, <i>d</i> = 2.89). Six out of eight participants achieved subclinical PTSD levels posttreatment. Symptom reductions persisted at 6-month follow-up (<i>p</i> < .001). Qualitative themes highlighted improved emotional regulation, reduced hypervigilance, and challenges with claustrophobia during immersion.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This pilot study provides preliminary evidence that virtual reality exposure therapy is a promising, scalable, and culturally sensitive intervention for trauma-exposed refugee populations. Future research with larger randomized trials is warranted to confirm efficacy and improve accessibility in humanitarian settings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034039","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":"Traumatic exposure in a cross-sectional, national sample of transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive (TNGE) Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC).","authors":"Álvaro Gamio Cuervo, Kerrie G Wilkins-Yel, Nedim Yel, Eunhu Chang","doi":"10.1037/tra0002040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>High levels of traumatic exposure are well-documented in past research within transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive (TNGE) groups; however, less is known about the levels of traumatic exposure among TNGE Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) communities.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This exploratory study aimed to examine the prevalence of traumatic exposure in a community sample of 110 TNGE BIPOC who endorsed past-year suicidal ideation. The Life Events Checklist for the <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,</i> fifth edition (LEC-5) was utilized to measure traumatic exposure that was personally experienced firsthand and that of general traumatic exposure (i.e., experienced firsthand or vicariously). Descriptive statistics are reported detailing the prevalence of both forms of traumatic exposure.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings indicate that the average firsthand traumatic exposure and general traumatic exposure scores for the general sample were on average 4.89 and 10.85 types of events, respectively. The most common types of firsthand traumatic exposure were unwanted sexual experience (69%), other stressful experience (61%), physical assault (55%), sexual assault (45%), and transportation accident (45%). The most common types of general traumatic exposure were unwanted sexual experience (86%), physical assault (85%), transportation accident (81%), sexual assault (77%), and natural disaster (74%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings suggest that the prevalence and nature of traumatic exposure experienced by TNGE BIPOC may be substantially distinct from that of the general population. Replication of this study with a representative sample is warranted to further assess the prevalence of firsthand and vicarious traumatic exposure. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034026","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}