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PTSD symptoms, peritraumatic dissociation and peritraumatic distress were assessed using validated self-report instruments. Pearson correlation analyses and parallel-process latent growth curve models (LGMs) were used to examine temporal changes and longitudinal associations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472426120778_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Higher initial levels of peritraumatic dissociation (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.40,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) and distress (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.46,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) significantly predicted greater initial PTSD severity. However, neither peritraumatic dissociation nor distress predicted the slope of PTSD symptoms over time, and slope covariances were non-significant. All three variables declined substantially across waves (\u03b7p\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 0.75 to 0.79).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472426120778_as5\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Peritraumatic reactions appear to function primarily as indicators of early PTSD severity rather than determinants of long-term symptom trajectories. These findings support multi-stage screening approaches that extend beyond early peritraumatic assessments to incorporate post-traumatic cognitive, social and environmental factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1192\/bjo.2026.12077","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,12]],"date-time":"2026-08-12T06:46:01Z","timestamp":1786517161000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Does time matter? 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