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Vulnerable or protected: the impact of early emotional memories on social anxiety and post-traumatic growth

Year: 2021
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Some studies have already examined the relationship between the traumatic impact and centrality of shame memories and SA and the relationship between posttraumatic growth and psychopathology. Furthermore, there is research exploring the impact of EMWS with parents and peers on SA and the relationship between SA and resilience. Since, to the best of our knowledge no prior studies related early emotional memories, posttraumatic growth, and SA, the general aim of this study was to explore the association between the traumatic impact and centrality of shame memories, EMWS with parents and peers, posttraumatic growth and SA, and particularly, to explore if the traumatic characteristics of shame memories and the centrality of these experiences would have the same impact on SA and on posttraumatic growth, since, through the literature review, both posttraumatic growth and psychopathology could result from trauma-like experiences. The cross-sectional study included two populations (student and adult samples) but, since there were significant differences we decided to introduce population as a control variable in the subsequent models and thus, only the total sample was used (N = 515: Mage = 27.36; SD = 11.69). Partial correlations revealed positive, negative, moderate and significant correlations between variables in study. Two moderated mediation models were estimated using PROCESS revealing positive and significant direct and indirect effects, through the centrality of shame memories, of memories with traumatic impact and posttraumatic growth or SA. In conclusion, there is a direct and indirect association between traumatic impact of early shame experiences and SA and posttraumatic growth.
Language: English
Field: Psychology
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3167778450
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