Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Traumatic Reminders, and Partner Aggressive Tendencies Among Veterans

Exploration of the relationship between Veteran posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and intimate partner aggression was conducted. This study used scenarios with and without the inclusion of trauma to assess participants’ physical intimate partner aggression (IPA) articulations (i.e., expressions of physically aggressive intentions toward the partner) and verbal IPA articulations (i.e., statements intended to insult or demean the partner) made during relationship anger-provoking scenarios.