ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

PTSD Symptomology Is Potentially Mediated By Locus of Control

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Clinical Science

  • Katherine Miller
    California Polytechic State University
  • Anthony Vierra
    California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  • Kelly Bennion
    California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Abstract

Results showed that those with a stronger internal locus of control had significantly lower scores on the PTSD checklist after reading a triggering passage. Understanding this relationship may aid the identification of high-risk individuals and the development of control-focused treatments that may help mitigate the severity of PTSD symptoms.

Psychopathology