Reciprocal Association between Psychological Distress and PTSD and Their Relationship with Pre-Displacement Stressors among Displaced Women

It is established in the psychological literature that pre-displacement stressors, PTSD symptoms, and distress are associated among internally displaced persons. However, existing studies have not demonstrated mechanism underlying these associations. This study compared two explanatory models; one with symptoms severity explaining indirect association between stressors distress, other relationship severity. In a cross-sectional design, 631 women (Mean age = 31.18 ± 8.59) were conveniently purposely selected from harboured camps Borno State, Nigeria, due to Boko-Haram insurgency. Data collected utilizing structured questionnaires subjected path analyses. Results indirectly explained their respective independent stressors. had statistically larger standardized effect size, greater percentage, bigger kappa-squared (k2) size than distress. may reciprocal influence on each can better explain way around. These outcomes important implications for treatment of