Personal Distress Mediates the Relationship Between Anxiety Sensitivity and Emotion Dysregulation in Adults with PTSD

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Mind Under Pressure: Stress, Trauma & Resilience

Seraphima Ogden
Teachers College, Columbia University
Seraphima Ogden
McLean Hospital
Xi Pan
McLean Hospital
Xi Pan
Teachers College, Columbia University
Cori Palermo
McLean Hospital
Kim Baranowski
McLean Hospital
Mollie Marr
McLean Hospital
Juliann Purcell
McLean Hospital
Meghan Shanahan
McLean Hospital
Michaela Swee
Harvard Medical School
Michaela Swee
McLean Hospital
Matthew Robinson
McLean Hospital
Milissa Kaufman
McLean Hospital
Milissa Kaufman
Harvard Medical School
Lauren Lebois
Harvard Medical School
Lauren Lebois
McLean Hospital

Abstract

This study examined how anxiety sensitivity and personal distress contribute to emotion dysregulation among 108 adults with PTSD. Both independently predicted emotion dysregulation, and personal distress mediated the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and emotion dysregulation. These findings highlight both constructs as promising treatment targets for reducing emotion dysregulation in PTSD.

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Personal Distress Mediates the Relationship Between Anxiety Sensitivity and Emotion Dysregulation in Adults with PTSD

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