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Background:

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with altered memory processing.
  • Understanding the relationship between PTSD symptom clusters and positive memory characteristics is crucial for developing effective interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the network of relationships between PTSD symptom clusters and positive memory characteristics.
  • To identify central and bridging symptoms that mediate the link between PTSD and positive memory attributes.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a network analysis approach using a regularized Gaussian Graphic Model.
  • Assessed PTSD clusters (intrusions, avoidance, NACM, AAR) and positive memory characteristics (count, accessibility, valence, vividness, coherence, time perspective, sensory details) in 206 participants.

Main Results:

  • Alterations in arousal and reactivity (AAR) showed negative associations with positive memory count, valence, coherence, and accessibility.
  • Avoidance symptoms were linked to positive memory vividness and count.
  • AAR and avoidance emerged as key bridging symptoms from the PTSD cluster, while coherence and vividness were central from the positive memory characteristics.

Conclusions:

  • Alterations in arousal and reactivity (AAR), avoidance, memory coherence, and vividness play pivotal roles in the relationship between PTSD and positive memory.
  • These identified symptoms represent potential targets for PTSD assessment and treatment.