Trigger warnings alert readers that upcoming themes may serve as trauma reminders. They have been proposed as an accommodation for individuals diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of higher education. Previous research has raised the concern that deploying and using trigger warnings can increase one’s sense of trauma centrality, which in turn impedes posttraumatic adjustment. The current study tests the hypothesis that trauma centrality moderates the relationship between self-reported PTSD symptoms and positive trigger warning attitudes, such that those reporting comparatively high centrality and high symptomatology are most receptive to trigger warnings. Participants (n = 161) were trauma-exposed undergraduates who completed measures of trigger warning attitudes, PTSD symptoms, and trauma centrality. Results showed a significant moderating effect. Participants reporting the greatest levels of PTSD severity reported the most receptivity to trigger warnings. For those reporting the highest levels of trauma centrality, we saw high levels of trigger warning acceptability, regardless of PTSD levels reported. Even those who were experiencing few symptoms, but nevertheless understood their trauma as highly central to their identity, were highly receptive to trigger warnings. The finding adds empirical data to the understanding of the relationship between PTSD symptoms and trigger warning attitudes. Results have implications for the use of trigger warnings for trauma survivors in the context of higher education, indicating more research on how to address trauma on campus in a trauma-sensitive and evidence-based way.

触发警告提醒读者即将到来的主题可能会起到创伤提醒的作用。它们被提议作为在高等教育背景下被诊断患有创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的个人的住宿。先前的研究提出了这样的担忧：部署和使用触发警告会增加一个人的创伤中心感，从而阻碍创伤后调整。目前的研究检验了这样的假设：创伤中心性调节了自我报告的 PTSD 症状和积极触发警告态度之间的关系，因此那些报告相对较高中心性和高症状的人最容易接受触发警告。参与者（n = 161）是遭受创伤的本科生，他们完成了触发警告态度、创伤后应激障碍症状和创伤中心性的测量。结果显示出显着的调节作用。报告 PTSD 严重程度最高的参与者报告最容易接受触发警告。对于那些报告创伤中心性最高水平的人，我们看到触发警告的可接受性很高，无论报告的 PTSD 水平如何。即使是那些几乎没有出现任何症状，但仍然了解自己的创伤对其身份至关重要的人，也非常容易引发警告。这一发现为理解 PTSD 症状和触发警告态度之间的关系添加了经验数据。结果对于在高等教育背景下对创伤幸存者使用触发警告具有影响，