Attachment style in ex-combatants: influence in the process of post-traumatic readjustment
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https://doi.org/10.38014/ehs-ss.2020.4.07Keywords:
combatants, attachment style, cognitive-emotional regulation, post-traumatic readjustment, PTSDAbstract
Current paper presents the results of the study of the association between the attachment style in ex-combatants and the post-traumatic readjustment period. The possible relationships which were outlined in the earlier studies were the following: directly – through the relationships with the close ones, and indirectly – through the influence on the behavioral strategies in more broad social interactions. Also, it was shown that there is a link in-between the attachment style, and the representation of the oneself, and the others, as well as the association with the cognitive-emotional regulation particularities in their relation to PTSD symptoms prediction. The results of the study of 82 veterans, which was conducted on the base of medical-psychological rehabilitation center for ATO/OOC veterans. The results of the statistical analysis pointed out the differences in-between the types of attachment styles due to the characteristics of the cognitive-emotional regulation strategies and the post-traumatic symptoms severity level.
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