Thought Control: Is It Ability, Strategies, or Both That Predicts Posttraumatic Symptomatology in Victims of Interpersonal Trauma?

Valdez, Christine E.; Lilly, Michelle M.

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“…The English version used by Williams et al (2010), is shorter given removal of five items with low factor loadings after computing a CFA (items 5 and 8 -reported above- plus item 7 – “ I am usually successful when I decide not to think about something ,” item 14 – “ There are few things in life that manage to trouble me ,” and item 25 – “ I have much patience, and I do not lose my composure easily ”). To date, the accumulated empirical evidence supports the use of the TCAQ-20 in undergraduate students (Williams et al, 2010; Valdez and Lilly, 2012).…”

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“…The original 25-items version of the TCAQ was administered in a majority of the included studies, whereas six papers presented results from shortened versions (Gay et al, 2008, 2011; Williams et al, 2010; Valdez and Lilly, 2012; Rodríguez-Martín et al, 2015; Piguet et al, 2016; Strauss et al, 2016; TCAQ-23 or TCAQ-20).…”

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“…Regarding the mode of administration, most of the studies in the present review included the TCAQ in written form (paper-and-pencil version), while four studies used a computer-administered version of the instrument (Luciano et al, 2005; Luciano and Algarabel, 2006; Peterson et al, 2009;Valdez and Lilly, 2012).…”

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Fifteen Years Controlling Unwanted Thoughts: A Systematic Review of the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ)

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Thought control ability is a vulnerability factor implicated in the etiology and maintenance of emotional disorders. This manuscript aims to systematically review the use and psychometric performance of the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ), designed to assess people's ability to control unwanted thoughts. Three electronic databases were searched for papers administering the TCAQ published in indexed peer-reviewed journals. Data (participants characteristics, country, study design, etc.) were extracted from the results for qualitative synthesis. The TCAQ's content validity, dimensionality, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent/divergent validity, floor/ceiling effects, and interpretability were summarized. Two reviewers independently screened articles and assessed quality taking COSMIN criteria into account. Finally, the review included 17 papers. The TCAQ has been administered to healthy individuals, students, and adult patients, in six languages from nine countries. We found that the TCAQ, and its shorter versions, demonstrate robust reliability and adequate content validity. Of interest is the TCAQ's capacity to predict performance in diverse experimental tasks focused on thought control. The TCAQ unidimensionality has been supported in exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Regarding construct validity, the TCAQ is significantly related to a wide range of psychopathological measures of anxiety, worry, depression, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, etc. However, as only a few of the included studies had a longitudinal design, we are unable to draw firm conclusions about the measure's temporal stability. Moreover, psychometric aspects such as factorial invariance across different samples have not been analyzed. Despite these limitations, based on available psychometric evidence we can recommend using the TCAQ for measuring perceived control of unwanted thoughts.

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“…The Thought Control Questionnaire (TCQ) assesses five types of strategies to cope with negative thoughts: distraction, reappraisal, social control, worry, and punishment. Studies indicate a positive association with PTSD in thought control strategies like worry and self-punishment; distraction, social control, and reappraisal are negatively associated [ 58 , 62 – 64 ].…”

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How Personality Affects Vulnerability among Israelis and Palestinians following the 2009 Gaza Conflict

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Can the onset of PTSD symptoms and depression be predicted by personality factors and thought control strategies? A logical explanation for the different mental health outcomes of individuals exposed to trauma would seem to be personality factors and thought control strategies. Trauma exposure is necessary but not sufficient for the development of PTSD. To this end, we assess the role of personality traits and coping styles in PTSD vulnerability among Israeli and Palestinian students amid conflict. We also determine whether gender and exposure level to trauma impact the likelihood of the onset of PTSD symptoms. Five questionnaires assess previous trauma, PTSD symptoms, demographics, personality factors and thought control strategies, which are analyzed using path analysis. Findings show that the importance of personality factors and thought control strategies in predicting vulnerability increases in the face of political violence: the higher stress, the more important the roles of personality and thought control strategies. Thought control strategies associated with introverted and less emotionally stable personality-types correlate positively with higher levels of PTSD symptoms and depression, particularly among Palestinians. By extension, because mental health is key to reducing violence in the region, PTSD reduction in conflict zones warrants rethinking.

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“…Evidence suggests that self-reported EA is strongly linked to both anxiety (e.g., Kashdan, Zvolensky, & McLeish, 2008; Tull & Roemer, 2008) and specific anxiety-related disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (Kashdan, Morina, & Priebe, 2009; Valdez & Lilly, 2012), social anxiety disorder (Kashdan, Breen, Afram, & Terhar, 2010; Kashdan et al, 2009), and generalized anxiety disorder (Roemer, Salters, Raffa, & Orsillo, 2005). Moreover, behavioral expressions of EA in the context of anxiety disorders (such as emotional and thought suppression and risky behaviors) are associated with negative health consequences.…”

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The role of experiential avoidance in the relation between anxiety disorder diagnoses and future physical health symptoms in a community sample of young adult women

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Individuals diagnosed with an anxiety disorder report more physical health problems than those without an anxiety disorder. Few studies have examined the relation of anxiety disorders to later physical health symptoms, or the processes that may explain this relation. One process of interest is experiential avoidance (EA), which is commonly reported in populations characterized by high anxiety and often leads to health-compromising behaviors. The present study examined the relations between anxiety disorder diagnostic status, EA, and physical health symptoms in a community sample of young adult women. Results revealed a significant association between an anxiety disorder diagnosis and physical health problems four months later. Furthermore, levels of EA accounted for this relation. Findings highlight the potential utility of targeting EA as a method for improving health outcomes among individuals with anxiety disorders.

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Thought Control: Is It Ability, Strategies, or Both That Predicts Posttraumatic Symptomatology in Victims of Interpersonal Trauma?

Cited by 11 publications

References 54 publications

Fifteen Years Controlling Unwanted Thoughts: A Systematic Review of the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ)

Fifteen Years Controlling Unwanted Thoughts: A Systematic Review of the Thought Control Ability Questionnaire (TCAQ)

How Personality Affects Vulnerability among Israelis and Palestinians following the 2009 Gaza Conflict

The role of experiential avoidance in the relation between anxiety disorder diagnoses and future physical health symptoms in a community sample of young adult women

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