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Ethics code: IR.KHU.REC.1400.042
Ali Kazemi Rezaei1 
, Alireza Moradi *2 , Mahnaz Shagholian3 , Mohammad Hossein Abdollahi4 , Hadi Parhoon5
, Alireza Moradi *2 , Mahnaz Shagholian3 , Mohammad Hossein Abdollahi4 , Hadi Parhoon5
1- Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Faculty of Human Science, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran:
3- Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
5- Department of Psychology, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
2- Department of Clinical Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran:
3- Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
5- Department of Psychology, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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Abstract
Introduction: Emotional dysregulation has been identified as an important transdiagnostic factor for the etiology and treatment of various psychological problems. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the structural relationships between positive memory and inhibition deficits with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in individuals with earthquake trauma experience mediated by negative emotional dysregulation.
Methods: The present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the present study included all individuals with earthquake trauma experience living in the earthquake-affected areas of Kermanshah (the cities of Sarpol-e Zahab and Salas-e Babajani) in the 2022. From the statistical population, 353 people were selected using convenience sampling. The Memory Experiences Questionnaire–Short Form (MEQ-SF), Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scal (BDEFS), PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), and Diffiiculties in Emotion Regulation Scale- Short Form (DESR-16) were used to collect data. Pearson correlation, structural equation modeling, and SPSS-24 and AMOS-26 software were used to analyze the data.
Results: The findings indicate that the model fits the hypothesis that the direct effect of positive memory (β = -0.034, t = -0.527) and inhibition deficit on posttraumatic stress symptoms (β = 0.095, t = 0.937) is not significant. The direct effect of negative emotional dysregulation on posttraumatic stress symptoms is significant (β=0.459, t=1.729). The direct effect of positive memory (β=0.17, t=3.221) and inhibition deficit (β=0.802, t=12.126) on emotional dysregulation is significant. Also, the indirect effect of positive memory on posttraumatic stress symptoms through emotional dysregulation is significant (b=0.113, P<0.05). And the indirect effect of inhibition deficit on posttraumatic stress symptoms through emotional dysregulation is significant (b=0.341, P<0.05)
Conclusions: According to the findings of the present study, negative emotional dysregulation should be a target for treatment in people with trauma experience to reduce PTSD symptoms. Therefore, it is suggested that special attention should be paid to treatments such as emotion regulation-based therapies and memory-specific training to reduce PTSD symptoms and increase memory-specificity in people with earthquake trauma experience.
Introduction: Emotional dysregulation has been identified as an important transdiagnostic factor for the etiology and treatment of various psychological problems. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the structural relationships between positive memory and inhibition deficits with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in individuals with earthquake trauma experience mediated by negative emotional dysregulation.
Methods: The present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the present study included all individuals with earthquake trauma experience living in the earthquake-affected areas of Kermanshah (the cities of Sarpol-e Zahab and Salas-e Babajani) in the 2022. From the statistical population, 353 people were selected using convenience sampling. The Memory Experiences Questionnaire–Short Form (MEQ-SF), Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scal (BDEFS), PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), and Diffiiculties in Emotion Regulation Scale- Short Form (DESR-16) were used to collect data. Pearson correlation, structural equation modeling, and SPSS-24 and AMOS-26 software were used to analyze the data.
Results: The findings indicate that the model fits the hypothesis that the direct effect of positive memory (β = -0.034, t = -0.527) and inhibition deficit on posttraumatic stress symptoms (β = 0.095, t = 0.937) is not significant. The direct effect of negative emotional dysregulation on posttraumatic stress symptoms is significant (β=0.459, t=1.729). The direct effect of positive memory (β=0.17, t=3.221) and inhibition deficit (β=0.802, t=12.126) on emotional dysregulation is significant. Also, the indirect effect of positive memory on posttraumatic stress symptoms through emotional dysregulation is significant (b=0.113, P<0.05). And the indirect effect of inhibition deficit on posttraumatic stress symptoms through emotional dysregulation is significant (b=0.341, P<0.05)
Conclusions: According to the findings of the present study, negative emotional dysregulation should be a target for treatment in people with trauma experience to reduce PTSD symptoms. Therefore, it is suggested that special attention should be paid to treatments such as emotion regulation-based therapies and memory-specific training to reduce PTSD symptoms and increase memory-specificity in people with earthquake trauma experience.
Keywords: Post-traumatic stress disorder, inhibition deficit, positive memory, negative emotional dysregulation.
Type of Study: Research |
Received: 2025/08/17 | Accepted: 2026/02/1
Received: 2025/08/17 | Accepted: 2026/02/1
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