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: Received: 6 November 2024 / Approved: 6 November 2024 / Online: 6 November 2024 (14:54:18 CET)
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Kira, I.; Alhuwailah, A.; Shuwiekh, H. Chronic and Acute Stressors in Continuous Traumatic Stress: Critique and New Evidence. Preprints2024, 2024110401. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0401.v1
Kira, I.; Alhuwailah, A.; Shuwiekh, H. Chronic and Acute Stressors in Continuous Traumatic Stress: Critique and New Evidence. Preprints 2024, 2024110401. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0401.v1
Kira, I.; Alhuwailah, A.; Shuwiekh, H. Chronic and Acute Stressors in Continuous Traumatic Stress: Critique and New Evidence. Preprints2024, 2024110401. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0401.v1
APA Style
Kira, I., Alhuwailah, A., & Shuwiekh, H. (2024). Chronic and Acute Stressors in Continuous Traumatic Stress: Critique and New Evidence. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0401.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kira, I., Amthal Alhuwailah and Hanaa Shuwiekh. 2024 "Chronic and Acute Stressors in Continuous Traumatic Stress: Critique and New Evidence" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202411.0401.v1
Abstract
The current study aims to test the validity of the integrated model of chronic and acute stressors within the continuous traumatic stressors Type III trauma five variants (discrimination, childhood adversities, intergroup conflict, community violence, and chronic, life-threatening health conditions). The goal is to test the differential impact of chronic, acute, and different variants of Type III subtypes on mental health and cognition. Participants included 490 adult Kuwaiti citizens (Mean age=24.97, SD=9.10), with 66.3% females. We used measures of cumulative stressors and traumas, complex PTSD, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and executive functions. We conducted correlation and structural equation modeling. Chronic stressors found to have a higher association with mental health and cognitive function deficits than acute stressors. Type III (continuous traumatic stressors) and its variants of discrimination and childhood adversities have the highest association with poor mental health and cognitive function deficits compared to traumas type I (single acute past event) and II ( sequence of past events). Chronic stressors of childhood adversities and discrimination have a higher proliferation potential than other traumas. The results validated the Type III continuous trauma model and the importance of integrating stress and trauma fields and developing psychological clinical science based on this integration.
Keywords
Continuous traumatic stress; Type III trauma; Chronic stressors; Acute stressors; CPTSD
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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