• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2020

Objective : The present study aims to investigate differences in anger-related features in patients with somatic symptom disorder (SSD) compared to healthy controls, and to examine whether anger trait and anger regulation strategy are associated with clinical characteristics in patients with SSD. In addition, we examined the relationship between childhood adversity and SSD. Methods : 26 patients with SSD and 28 healthy controls were included. Anger-related features were assessed with State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI). Clinical somatic symptoms were assessed using the somatization subscale of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised and the Somatosensory Amplification Scale. Childhood adversity was assessed by the Childhood Traumatic Events Scale. Multivariate analysis of covariance was performed. Results : Disease status of SSD had a significant overall effect on anger-related features (Wilks λ=0.725, F(5, 44)=3.332, p=0.012). Patients with SSD showed a significantly high Trait-Anger (p=0.017) and they had a high score in both Anger-Out (p=0.013) and Anger-In (p=0.001) of anger expression styles. In particular, a directed inward style of anger expression was significantly associated with somatization symptom severity (p=0.003). Regarding childhood adversity, more childhood extreme illness was experienced by the SSD group than the control group (p=0.012). Within the SSD group, childhood extreme illness was associated with higher Trait-Anger (p=0.027) and Anger-Out (p=0.001). Conclusion : The present findings suggest that trait anger, anger expression styles, and childhood adversity of extreme illness may be involved in SSD. Further studies are needed to explore the role of anger-related features and its relationship with childhood adversity in the pathophysiology of SSD.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.381-407
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 사회적 재난으로 인한 간접외상 척도(ITSSD: Indirect Trauma Scale of Social Disaster)를 개발하고 그 타당도를 검증하였다. ITSSD의 문항구성을 위해 경험적 기술문을 수집하였고 탐색적 요인분석을 실시하여 21개 문항으로 최종 선정하였다. 연구 결과, 사회적 재난으로 인한 간접외상 척도의 문항 내적 일치도가 높았으며(Cronbach's α=.95) 확인적 요인분석 결과 개인의 대응 반응, 가해자에 대한 반응, 세상에 대한 불신 반응, 증상 반응 4요인으로 구성되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 외상 후 위기 체크리스트, 상태-특성 불안검사, 한국판 수용-행동 척도, 용서 특질 척도, 삶의 만족도 척도와의 상관을 살펴보면 결과, 준거타당도가 검증되었다. 마지막으로 본 척도가 사회적 재난으로 인한 간접외상에 취약한 집단과 취약하지 않은 집단을 변별하는 기능을 잘 할 수 있는지에 대해서 확인하기 위해 성차를 살펴본 결과, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내는 것으로 나타났다. 추가적으로 본 연구의 함의, 한계 및 추후연구에 관한 제안을 제시하였다.