Long-lasting effects of world war II trauma on PTSD symptoms and embodiment levels in a national sample of Poles

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dc.abstract.enThe main aim of this study was to investigate the long-lasting influences of World War II (WWII) trauma in a national sample of Poles, based on Danieli's (1998) survivors' post-trauma adaptational styles (fighter, numb, victim) and their link with current post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and embodiment level among participants. We also sought to investigate whether the level of knowledge about WWII trauma among ancestors could moderate that association. The study was conducted among a representative sample of 1598 adult Poles obtained from an external company. Participants filled out the Danieli Inventory of Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma, the knowledge about traumatic World War II experiences in the family questionnaire, the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale-5, and the Experience of Embodiment Scale. We observed a positive relationship between all survivors' post-trauma adaptational styles and current levels of PTSD symptoms among participants. In addition, PTSD level mediated the relationships between those adaptational styles and embodiment intensity; that mediation was additionally moderated by a lack of knowledge about WWII trauma among ancestors in our participants. Our study adds to the literature on intergenerational trauma by highlighting the importance of evaluating embodiment in understanding the mechanisms of trauma transmission. Furthermore, it highlights the moderating effect of knowledge of family history in this mechanism and the need to share family histories with subsequent generations.
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii, w Warszawie
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
dc.contributor.authorRzeszutek, Marcin
dc.contributor.authorDragan, Małgorzata
dc.contributor.authorLis-Turlejska, Maria
dc.contributor.authorSchier, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorHolas, Paweł
dc.contributor.authorPięta, Małgorzata
dc.contributor.authorVan Hoy, Angelika
dc.contributor.authorDrabarek, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorPoncyliusz Cecylia
dc.contributor.authorMichałowska, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorWdowczyk, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorBorowska, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorSzumiał, Szymon
dc.date.access2023-10-11
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-11T06:45:40Z
dc.date.available2024-10-11T06:45:40Z
dc.date.created2023
dc.date.issued2023-10-11
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The main aim of this study was to investigate the long-lasting influences of World War II (WWII) trauma in a national sample of Poles, based on Danieli’s (1998) survivors’ post-trauma adaptational styles (fighter, numb, victim) and their link with current post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and embodiment level among participants. We also sought to investigate whether the level of knowledge about WWII trauma among ancestors could moderate that association. The study was conducted among a representative sample of 1598 adult Poles obtained from an external company. Participants filled out the Danieli Inventory of Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma, the knowledge about traumatic World War II experiences in the family questionnaire, the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale-5, and the Experience of Embodiment Scale. We observed a positive relationship between all survivors’ post-trauma adaptational styles and current levels of PTSD symptoms among participants. In addition, PTSD level mediated the relationships between those adaptational styles and embodiment intensity; that mediation was additionally moderated by a lack of knowledge about WWII trauma among ancestors in our participants. Our study adds to the literature on intergenerational trauma by highlighting the importance of evaluating embodiment in understanding the mechanisms of trauma transmission. Furthermore, it highlights the moderating effect of knowledge of family history in this mechanism and the need to share family histories with subsequent generations.</jats:p>
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dc.description.volume13
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-023-44300-6
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/924
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37821535/
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.titleLong-lasting effects of world war II trauma on PTSD symptoms and embodiment levels in a national sample of Poles
dc.title.journalScientific Reports
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