"He ain't heavy, he's my brother": Distress tolerance moderates the association between secondary posttraumatic symptoms and secondary posttraumatic growth among siblings of combat veterans.
Gadi ZerachPublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2020)
Exposure to a traumatized veteran brother or sister might entail psychological distress but also positive changes among siblings. The ability to withstand the emotional valence of negative or stressful events might hold a promise for the facilitation of higher levels of SPTG in the face of secondary PTSS. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).