● Female victims of intimate partner violence suffering from PTSD show higher levels of affective temperament compared to the female victims of intimate partner violence without PTSD;
● Female victims of intimate partner violence suffering from PTSD show higher levels of emotional temperament compared to the female victims of intimate partner violence without PTSD;
● Emotional and affective temperament can increase the risk of developing PTSD following exposure to intimate partner violence.
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In this study, we investigated the temperamental features- which is one of the factors that affect how people react to trauma- in female victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) with and without Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Given the high prevalence of IPV in Iran and its significant role in developing psychiatric disorders in women, which is observed as psychological abuse, physical violence, sexual coercion, controlling behaviors, and stalking, investigating on the psychological aspects of this issue is important. In this regard, we assessed the affective and emotional temperament on 195 trauma-exposed women with and without PTSD following IPV using an integrative temperament model named the Affective and Emotional Composite Temperament Scale (AFECTS). Our findings showed a significantly higher level of affective temperament including cyclothymic, depressive, anxious, apathetic, Volatile, Dysphoric, obsessive, euthymic, disinhibited, and euphoric in subjects with PTSD, relative to the non-PTSD subjects. The emotional temperament including anger and sensitivity was also higher in subjects with PTSD, when compared to the non-PTSD ones. Our findings represent the significant role of affective and emotional temperament in developing PTSD following exposure to intimate partner violence, and highlight the importance of considering affective and emotional temperament for psychotherapists while determining treatment plan for patients with PTSD.