The direct and indirect effects of event centrality, identity, and trauma type on posttraumatic stress disorder among college students in India.

OBJECTIVE: Event centrality, identity, and trauma type may impact the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), although extant literature is still in nascent stages, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. METHOD: = 0.91) analyzed using bivariate correlation and mediation analysis using a single group, cross-sectional, exploratory design. Trauma History Questionnaire, Centrality of Events Scale (CES), PTSD Checklist-Civilian-5, and Severity Indices in Personality Problems were used. RESULTS: < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Event centrality and self-control may indirectly mediate the relationship between trauma type and PTSD symptoms. The implications for developing event centrality-focused interventions for PTSD targeting self-control are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).