Communal mastery and associations with depressive and PTSD symptomatology among urban trauma-exposed women.

dc.contributor.authorMiller, Michelle L.
dc.contributor.authorStevens, Natalie R.
dc.contributor.authorLowell, Gina S.
dc.contributor.authorHobfoll, Stevan E.
dc.contributor.departmentPsychiatry, School of Medicineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-24T19:14:56Z
dc.date.available2023-02-24T19:14:56Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.description.abstractObjective: Racial and ethnic minority women from low-resource urban communities experience disproportionately high rates of trauma exposure. Higher rates of lifetime trauma exposure are strongly associated with subsequent psychological sequela, specifically depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Communal mastery is the ability to cope with challenges and achieve goals by being closely interconnected with friends, family, and significant others. Yet, it is unknown if communal mastery is protective specifically against PTSD and depressive symptoms. Method: Participants (N = 131) were Black and Latina women (88.5% Black, mean monthly income: < $750) recruited from an urban outpatient obstetric-gynecological clinic at an academic medical center. Participants completed an online questionnaire that assessed trauma history, PTSD and depressive symptoms, types of individualistic coping, social support, and communal mastery. Results: Hierarchical multiple regression models demonstrated that communal mastery is uniquely associated with fewer PTSD symptoms (β = −.23, p = .003). More severe trauma history, more use of passive coping skills, and poorer social support were also significantly associated with PTSD symptoms, explaining over half of the variance in PTSD symptoms. Although significantly correlated, communal mastery was not uniquely associated with fewer depressive symptoms (β = −.13, p = .201). Conclusions: These findings suggest that connectedness as assessed through communal mastery serves as an important shield against the effects of traumatic stress for Black and Latina women. Future research would benefit by exploring interventions that aim to increase communal mastery in order to help highly trauma-exposed racial and ethnic minority women in low-resource environments.en_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.citationMiller, M. L., Stevens, N. R., Lowell, G. S., & Hobfoll, S. E. (2022). Communal mastery and associations with depressive and PTSD symptomatology among urban trauma-exposed women. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 28(4), 513–522. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000473en_US
dc.identifier.issn1939-0106, 1099-9809en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/31468
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAPAen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1037/cdp0000473en_US
dc.relation.journalCultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychologyen_US
dc.rightsPublisher Policyen_US
dc.sourceAuthoren_US
dc.subjectethnic minority womenen_US
dc.subjecttrauma exposureen_US
dc.subjectposttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)en_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.titleCommunal mastery and associations with depressive and PTSD symptomatology among urban trauma-exposed women.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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