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Yael Lahav1,2, Naomi Price1, Laura Crompton1,2
1Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv, Israel.
Abstract:
Spouses of former prisoners-of-war (ex-POWs) are at risk for posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and marital distress. This study assessed the implications of PTSS and self-differentiation for sexual satisfaction among 90 ex-POWs' spouses and 75 matched combatants' spouses from the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Standardized questionnaires were used. Ex-POWs' spouses had elevated PTSS and imbalanced self-differentiation. PTSS were associated with poorer self-differentiation and lower sexual satisfaction. Imbalanced self-differentiation mediated the association between PTSS and sexual satisfaction. The findings imply that PTSS and imbalanced self-differentiation contribute to low sexual satisfaction among spouses of primary trauma survivors.
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