Marital satisfaction and trauma-related symptoms among injured survivors of terror attacks and their spouses

Bibliographic Data

ID2921152
AuthorsMichael Weinberg (0000-0002-1568-8560, University of Haifa, corresponding author), Avi Besser (0000-0002-0294-3315, Sapir College), Virgil Zeigler-Hill (0000-0001-9260-9806, Oakland University), Yuval Neria (0000-0001-5223-4333, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Medical Center, USA)
Year2018
Volume35
Issue3
Pages395-407
Publication date2018-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407517691367
OpenAlexW2586091503
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited38

This study examined the relationships between marital satisfaction and trauma-related symptoms (i.e., post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety) among 105 couples of injured survivors of terror attacks and their spouses ( N = 210). Structural equation modeling and the actor-partner interdependence model were used to test the interdependence relationship between survivors' and spouses' marital satisfaction and trauma-related symptoms. The results demonstrated that the level of marital satisfaction reported by unexposed spouses was negatively associated with their own trauma-related symptoms as well as with the symptoms reported by the survivors. In contrast, the level of marital satisfaction reported by the survivors was negatively associated with their own trauma-related symptoms but had no connection with trauma-related symptoms reported by their spouses. Taken together, our findings shed new light on the potential links between marital satisfaction and trauma-related symptoms for survivors of terrorism and their spouses. Theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are also discussed

Anxiety · Anxiety disorder · Depression (economics · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Posttraumatic stress · Psychiatry · Traumatic stress · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology