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  • Clinical Psychology
  • Trauma Studies

Background:

  • Veterans with PTSD and their partners often desire involvement in trauma-focused treatment (TFT).
  • Understanding the dyadic influences of relationship satisfaction and PTSD symptoms on this desire is limited.
  • Previous research has not fully explored the interplay between partners' individual and relational factors in treatment involvement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the dyadic influences of relationship satisfaction and PTSD symptoms on veterans' and partners' interest in partner involvement in TFT.
  • To investigate how individual and partner factors impact a veteran's desire for their partner to communicate with the therapist.
  • To explore how a partner's own and the veteran's PTSD symptoms and relationship satisfaction affect their interest in speaking with the therapist.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of survey data from 211 dyads of veterans and their intimate partners.
  • Utilized an actor-partner interdependence model to analyze dyadic data.
  • Assessed veterans' and partners' relationship satisfaction, PTSD symptoms, and interest in partner-therapist communication.

Main Results:

  • Veterans' interest in partner involvement was higher with greater personal relationship satisfaction and lower partner relationship satisfaction and PTSD symptoms.
  • Partners' interest in speaking with the therapist increased with higher personal PTSD symptom severity and lower personal relationship satisfaction, especially when the veteran's PTSD severity was high.
  • Specific dyadic interactions between relationship satisfaction and PTSD symptoms significantly predicted interest in partner involvement.

Conclusions:

  • The study underscores the importance of considering the interconnectedness of veterans' and partners' PTSD symptoms and relationship satisfaction.
  • Findings suggest that treatment approaches should be tailored based on these dyadic factors to optimize partner involvement in TFT.
  • Encouraging partner-therapist discussions requires a nuanced understanding of both individual and relational dynamics within the dyad.