Inconsistent Reporting of Adverse Life Events Is Predicted by Current Internalizing Distress Among Military Service Members.
Caitlin A Martin-WagarCraig A MarquardtYuchen LiuPaul A ArbisiChristopher R ErbesMelissa A PolusnyPublished in: Military medicine (2022)
These findings highlight the confounding effects of fluctuations in current emotional distress on past stressor recall. There is a need for additional caution regarding the use of retrospective self-report of adverse life events in research and clinical practice and greater consideration of current psychological distress at the time of measurement completion.