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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Trauma Studies
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Research on the links between personality and trauma is limited.
  • Multi-method personality assessments are rarely used in trauma-related conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify stable behavioral manifestations of self-reported trauma.
  • To investigate trauma-personality links using eye-tracking and Rorschach responses.

Main Methods:

  • 93 Italian volunteers completed the International Trauma Exposure Measure (ITEM), Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS), and an eye-tracking task.
  • Correlations were analyzed between trauma scores, R-PAS variables, and attentional bias (dwell time).

Main Results:

  • Self-reported trauma correlated with more complex and disturbed Rorschach content.
  • Both self-report and Rorschach data linked to an avoidance of emotionally charged stimuli in eye-tracking.

Conclusions:

  • Self-reported trauma may manifest in behavioral patterns detectable via performance-based and eye-tracking measures.
  • These findings offer insights into trauma-related attention and response tendencies.