Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examined parallel mediating effects of sub-factors of a focusing manner on the relationship between intrusive rumination and PTSD symptoms among university students with experience of psychological trauma. A total of 138 university students in the Seoul metropolitan area who had experienced psychological trauma were surveyed using the ‘Trauma Event Questionnaire,’ ‘Intrusive Rumination Scale (K-ERRI),’ ‘Focusing Manner Scale-Revised (KFMS-R),’ and the ‘PTSD Checklist (PCL-5).’ Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and Hayes's (2013) PROCESS macro Model 4, with bootstrapping conducted to verify statistical significance of mediating effects. Research findings are summarized as follows. Firstly, there was a significant positive correlation between intrusive rumination and PTSD symptoms with sub-factors of focusing manner, specifically aware and reflect. Secondly, aware, one of the sub-factors of focusing manner, mediated the effect of intrusive rumination on PTSD symptoms. These results suggest that when intervening in PTSD symptoms among university students with psychological trauma, it is important to consider both cognitive aspects and interventions related to bodily factors. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of incorporating bodily approaches in therapeutic interventions for trauma.