The interdependence posttraumatic stress features and the structural dimensions of family system

Abstract

A part of a complex research dedicated to studying the interdependence between the posttraumatic stress features and the structural dimensions of family system is presented in this paper. 162 women have participated in the study by filling in the on-line versions of IES-R (Impact of Event Scale) and FACES-IV (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale). Thus, in this study correlations between the structural dimensions of family system (balanced scales: cohesion and flexibility; unbalanced scales: disengaged, enmeshed, chaotic, rigid; communication and family satisfaction scales) and posttraumatic stress features (intrusion, avoidance and hyperarousal) are considered. Using the one-way ANOVA the following statistically significant differences were revealed: (1) one-ended relationship between avoidance features (IES-R) and cohesion and communication dimensions (FACES-IV); (2) two-ended relationship between chaotic scale dimension (FACES-VI) and intrusion, avoidance, hyperarousal features (IES-R); (3) two-ended relationship between cohesion, flexibility as well as disengaged, enmeshed scales dimensions (FACES-VI) and hyperarousal features (IES-R).

Keywords

• avoidance
• family satisfaction
• posttraumatic stress
• family system