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  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Executive dysfunction is a known risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread traumatic stress symptoms.
  • Prospective research on executive dysfunction and pandemic-related trauma is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine if prepandemic executive dysfunction predicts subsequent COVID-related traumatic stress.
  • To investigate the unique contribution of executive dysfunction compared to attentional control and distress intolerance.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 336 community adults.
  • Measures of executive dysfunction, attentional control, and distress intolerance collected in 2016.
  • COVID-related traumatic stress symptoms assessed bi-weekly for 30 weeks starting March 2020.

Main Results:

  • Executive dysfunction and attentional control correlated with the trajectory of traumatic stress symptoms.
  • None of the predictors uniquely predicted the trajectory of COVID-related traumatic stress.
  • Executive dysfunction, attentional control, and distress intolerance were associated with increased initial traumatic stress symptoms.
  • Only executive dysfunction uniquely predicted increased initial traumatic stress symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • Prepandemic executive dysfunction uniquely predicted increased risk of COVID-related traumatic stress symptoms.
  • Findings suggest executive dysfunction is a significant risk factor for trauma reactions during pandemics.
  • Implications for developing preventative strategies for future pandemic-related trauma are discussed.