Title

Trauma Symptoms and Relationship Satisfaction: An Examination of Self and Partner Contribution in Dual-Trauma Outpatient Clinical Couples

Author ORCID Identifier

Lin Shi:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-1947

Publication Title

American Journal of Family Therapy

ISSN

01926187

E-ISSN

44154

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Using a sample of 107 clinical couples in which both had experienced childhood trauma, the study investigated if and to what extent each spouse’s trauma symptoms and relationship satisfaction were contributed by their partner’s trauma experience. The results show that symptoms in dysphoric mood and posttraumatic stress were contributed exclusively by the trauma experience of self, symptoms in sexual difficulties exclusively by partner trauma experiences, while symptoms in self-dysfunction were contributed by both. Childhood trauma experiences had only a limited contribution to relationship satisfaction. Gender differences in the dual-trauma context are highlighted. Clinical implications are discussed based on the findings.

First Page

1

Last Page

15

Publication Date

1-1-2020

DOI

10.1080/01926187.2020.1845251

Keywords

childhood abuse and neglect, circular causality, Dual-trauma, relationship satisfaction, trauma symptoms

Department

School of Family and Consumer Sciences

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