Research Methods: What Is Experience Sampling? – Talya Greene, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 1, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, StressPoints

In recent years, there has been a steep rise in the number of experience sampling methodology (ESM) studies including in the field of traumatic stress (Chun, 2016). ESM-style studies go by many different and often interchangeable names: daily diary, ecological...

Is and Ought in Trauma: Descriptive and Prescriptive Cognitions in Moral Injury – Jacob Farnsworth, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 27, 2019 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Moral injury refers to the “the lasting psychological, biological, spiritual, behavioral, and social impact of perpetrating, failing to prevent, or bearing witness to acts that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations” (Litz, et al. 2009, p....

Research Methods: Qualitative Research with Children and Families in Conflict-affected Environments – Lidewyde H. Berckmoes, PhD, and Ria Reis, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 22, 2018 | Assessment and Psychometrics, Military and Combat, StressPoints

The importance of families in mediating and moderating negative effects of conflict and violence has been well documented (e.g. De Jong, 2002; Masten & Narayan, 2012). Yet insight into the complex role of families in pathways of exposure to violence and...

The Thinking About Recovery Scale: A New Parent-Report Questionnaire to use after Children are Exposed to Traumatic Events – Elizabeth J. Schilpzand, Rowena Conroy, Vicki Anderson, Eva Alisic

by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 2, 2018 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Parental responses are thought to be critical to children’s recovery from trauma. Parent and child PTSD often occur together (Morris, Gabert-Quillen, & Delahanty, 2012), parents appear to make important contributions to the treatment of child PTSD (Gutermann...

Factors Related to Acute Traumatic Stress Responses in Parents of Children with a Serious Illness or Injury – Frank Muscara DPsych. & Maria McCarthy Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | May 29, 2017 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Similar to other traumatic events, a life threatening injury or illness in children can elicit significant acute stress reactions in their parents that can develop into longer-term mental health problems. A number of studies have examined posttraumatic stress...

Individuals with PTSD Experience Difficulties Regulating Positive Emotions – Nicole H. Weiss, Ph.D., Katherine L. Dixon-Gordon, Ph.D., Courtney Peasant, Ph.D., & Tami P. Sullivan, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | May 29, 2017 | Assessment and Psychometrics, JOTS Highlights

Emotion regulation difficulties have been implicated in a wide range of clinically-relevant difficulties, including the development, maintenance, and/or exacerbation of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet, despite evidence that individuals may...