Peritraumatic dissociation predicts posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms via dysfunctional trauma-related memory among war-affected children

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Table 1. Zero-order bivariate correlations between peritraumatic dissociation, trauma memory quality, traumatic events, and posttraumatic stress symptoms.

	Measure	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Peritraumatic dissociation
2	Trauma memory quality	.33***
3	Traumatic events	.22**	.11
4	Intrusions	.29***	.41***	.16*
5	Avoidance	.07	.23**	−.03	.20**
6	Dysphoria	.20**	.25**	.17*	.25**	.02
7	Hyperarousal	.14*	.27***	.10	.22**	.07	.25***

N = 197. * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001

Figure 1. Structural equation model of trauma-related memory mediating the effect of peritraumatic dissociation on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Fully standardized maximum likelihood estimates of path coefficients presented. Residual variances omitted for clarity.

Note: *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001