Trait mindfulness and negative mood regulation expectancies as predictors of posttraumatic growth among individuals who have experience sexual coercion
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jennifer Morgan Penberthy (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- Kia Karin Asberg
Abstract: Trait mindfulness, or the tendency to pay attention in the present moment, nonjudgmentally, is associated with emotion regulation (Prakash et al., 2017), posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms (Boelen & Lenferink, 2018), and perpetration (rather than victimization) of interpersonal and sexual violence (Hesse et al., 2021; Ngo et al., 2018). However, there exist gaps in the literature which require addressing. First, several studies examine mindfulness-based interventions for survivors of sexual trauma, but few explore the role that trait mindfulness may play within this population. Second, there exists a lack of empirical literature investigating whether negative mood regulation expectancies (NMRE) and trait mindfulness uniquely predict posttraumatic growth (PTG). Third, few researchers have examined whether these factors predict PTG among those who have experienced sexual coercion (i.e., victimization), specifically. Investigating these associations may foster better understanding of trait mindfulness, NMRE and their roles in promoting PTG, and provide clinical implications for working with and bolstering PTG for survivors of sexual coercion. This study aims to address this gap by investigating whether trait mindfulness and NMRE predict PTG among survivors of sexual coercion.
Trait mindfulness and negative mood regulation expectancies as predictors of posttraumatic growth among individuals who have experience sexual coercion
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2024
- Keywords
- Mindfulness, Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies, Posttraumatic Growth, Sexual Coercion, Trauma
- Subjects
- Sexual abuse victims
- Psychic trauma
- Mood (Psychology)
- Mindfulness (Psychology)
- Posttraumatic growth