How self-blame empowers and disempowers survivors of interpersonal trauma: An intuitive inquiry.

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-378
Author(s):  
Katherine W. Unthank
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Trauma ◽  
Intuitive Inquiry ◽  
Self Blame

September 11 Attacks: Prior Interpersonal Trauma, Dysfunctional Cognitions, and Trauma Response in a Midwestern University Sample

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-480
Author(s):  
Reginald D. V. Nixon ◽  
Pallavi Nishith
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
The United States ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Interpersonal Trauma ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Acute Trauma ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Negative Beliefs ◽  
September 11 Attacks

Undergraduate college students (N = 133) were assessed for posttrauma and depressive symptomatology, posttrauma cognitions, and previous traumatic experiences 1 month after the September 11 attacks in the United States. Negative beliefs regarding oneself and the world mediated the relationship between prior interpersonal trauma and acute trauma symptoms. Acute depression acted as a mediator between prior interpersonal trauma and negative cognitions of oneself and self-blame cognitions. The results suggest that even in a nonclinical, nontreatment seeking college sample, prior traumatic events can play an important role in an individual’s short-term adjustment following indirect exposure to a significant trauma. The differential relationship of negative beliefs on acute trauma symptoms and depression is discussed.

Coping Style as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms and Deliberate Self-Harm

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 272-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison S. Christian ◽  
Kristen M. McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Deliberate Self Harm ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) occurs with high frequency among clinical and nonclinical youth populations. Although depression has been consistently linked with the behavior, not all depressed individuals engage in DSH. Aims: The current study examined maladaptive coping strategies (i.e., self-blame, distancing, and self-isolation) as mediators between depression and DSH among undergraduate students. Methods: 202 students from undergraduate psychology courses at a private university in Southern California (77.7% women) completed anonymous self-report measures. Results: A hierarchical regression model found no differences in DSH history across demographic variables. Among coping variables, self-isolation alone was significantly related to DSH. A full meditational model was supported: Depressive symptoms were significantly related to DSH, but adding self-isolation to the model rendered the relationship nonsignificant. Limitations: The cross-sectional study design prevents determination of whether a casual relation exists between self-isolation and DSH, and obscures the direction of that relationship. Conclusions: Results suggest targeting self-isolation as a means of DSH prevention and intervention among nonclinical, youth populations.

Perceptions of Threat and Self-Blame in a Multiethnic Sample of Children Exposed to IPV

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria M. Galano ◽  
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor ◽  
Hannah Clark ◽  
Sandra Graham-Bermann
Keyword(s):  
Self Blame ◽  
Multiethnic Sample
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