在援助工作者中间接暴露于暴行和创伤后应激障碍症状:半球横向化很重要
Einav Levy1,2,3, Daniela Herzog4, Chen Hanna Ryder5
1Department of Social Work, Tel Hai College, Qiryat Shemona 1220800, Israel.
Journal of clinical medicine
|April 27, 2024
概括
暴露于间接创伤的人道主义援助工作者可能会出现创伤后压力症状 (PTSS). 左半球侧面化 (HL) 与更高的PTSS风险有关,而右半球侧面化作为保护因素.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 人道主义研究 人道主义研究
背景情况:
- 人道主义援助工作者 (HAWs) 面临着对暴行的间接暴露,增加了他们遭受二次创伤和创伤后应激症状 (PTSSs) 的风险.
- 半球横向化 (HL) 被确定为威胁暴露和PTSSs之间的关系的潜在缓解因素.
研究的目的:
- 调查 HAW 中间接暴露于暴行 (IETA) 和 PTSS 之间的相关性.
- 检查主导半球横向化 (HL) 对IETA和PTSSs之间的关系的调节作用.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及54名在希腊和哥伦比亚提供人道主义援助的HAW的相关,横截面研究.
- 参与者完成了IETA和PTSS的验证尺度,并测量了他们的主导HL.
主要成果:
- 间接暴露于暴行 (IETA) 与PTSS显著正相关 (r = 0.39,p < 0.005).
- 这种关联对于左侧HL (r = 0.52,p = 0.008) 个体具有意义,但对于右侧HL (r = 0.29,p = 0.14) 个体没有意义.
- 右侧HL显示对PTSSs的发展有保护作用.
结论:
- 主导HL评估可以为高创伤环境中的HAWs的部署决定提供信息.
- 左侧HL患者可能需要对PTSS进行更密切的监测,以减轻间接创伤暴露的不良反应.
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