(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-10-22) Cardeña, Etzel; Gušić, Sabina; Cervin, Matti
We conducted a network analysis of measures of dissociation
and posttraumatic symptoms (PTS) with a varied sample of
adolescents (N = 312), some of them previously exposed to
war scenarios. The global measure of dissociation (A-DES) was
uniquely linked to the arousal PTS symptom cluster (CRIES-13),
in particular sleep problems, but not to the reexperiencing and
avoidance clusters. Three of four (i.e., depersonalization/derealization,
amnesia, mental partition/compartmentalization) dissociation
clusters were uniquely linked to PTS severity, but not
absorption. The results with the pooled groups were generally
representative of both groups. The DP/DR relation to PTS was
based on data from both samples, whereas the link between
amnesia and partition/parts might have been driven by the
normative group, although the refugee sample had significantly
higher scores in those variables. The results replicate some
previous findings with adult samples and suggest new paths
for research and theory.
