Abstract This article describes the concept of posttraumatic growth, its conceptual foundations, and supporting empirical evidence. Posttraumatic growth is experience positive change that occurs as a result struggle with highly challenging life crises. It manifested in variety ways, including an increased appreciation for general, more meaningful interpersonal relationships, sense personal strength, changed priorities, richer existential spiritual life. Although term new, idea great good can...

The development of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, an instrument for assessing positive outcomes reported by persons who have experienced traumatic events, is described. This 21-item scale includes factors New Possibilities, Relating to Others, Personal Strength, Spiritual Change, and Appreciation Life. Women tend report more benefits than do men, events change not extraordinary events. Inventory modestly related optimism extroversion. appears utility in determining how successful...

Abstract The present study examined the degree to which event related rumination, a quest orientation religion, and religious involvement is posttraumatic growth. Fifty‐four young adults, selected based on prescreening for experience of traumatic event, completed measure ruminations, Quest Scale, an index participation, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. three subscales two groups rumination items (soon after event/ within past weeks), participation were entered in standard multiple regression...

A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-SF) is described. sample 1351 adults who had completed (PTGI) in previous studies provided basis for item selection. The resulting 10-item includes two items from each five subscales original PTGI, selected on loadings factors and breadth content. separate 186 scale (PTGI-SF). Confirmatory factor analyses both data sets demonstrated a five-factor structure PTGI-short equivalent to that PTGI. Three homogenous clinical samples (bereaved...

Cognitive processes in the aftermath of experiencing a major life stressor play an important role impact event on person. Intrusive thoughts about are likely to be associated with continued distress, while deliberate rumination, aimed at understanding and problem-solving, should predictive posttraumatic growth (PTG). The Event Related Rumination Inventory (ERRI), designed measure these two styles is described validation information provided. Using college student sample screened for having...

Abstract Research carried out with survivors of a variety different traumata indicates that large proportion them perceive positive changes in themselves after the trauma. This study investigated whether posttraumatic growth also could be found among people who had been exposed to particularly severe over period several years (1991 1995) during war area former Yugoslavia. Included were two representative samples adult refugees and displaced lived anywhere Yugoslavia before currently living...

A model of the processes leading to posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction following exposure trauma was tested. Two types repeated thought, deliberate intrusive, symptoms, growth, meaning in life, were assessed as predictors general satisfaction. Challenges core beliefs shown be related both intrusive rumination. The two forms rumination turn differentially distress. Distress independently oppositely Overall, best fitting supportive proposed models. Additional exploratory analyses...

A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the direction and magnitude of gender differences in self-reported post-traumatic growth. Results from 70 studies ( N = 16,076) revealed a small moderate difference g .27, 95% CI .21 -.32), with women reporting more posttraumatic growth than men. Moderator analyses were then identify possible sources these differences. The following moderators examined: mean age sample, measure used, nature stressful event, language measure, type sample (i.e.,...

Abstract There are different views about the dimensions of positive changes resulting from struggle with traumatic events. Using Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) data reported by participants ( N = 926) experiencing a variety events, five models underlying structure PTGI were tested via confirmatory factor analyses to examine whether comprises three domains (Changed Perception Self, Changed Interpersonal Relationships, and Philosophy Life), factors (Relating Others, New Possibilities,...

Abstract Stressful events that disrupt the assumptive world can force people to make cognitive changes accommodate these highly stressful experiences. As fundamental assumptions are reestablished, many report and experiences reflect posttraumatic growth (PTG). The present research describes development of Core Beliefs Inventory (CBI), a brief measure disruption developed for use in applied clinical settings. Three studies, two using college samples (Study 1, n=181 Study 2, n=297 time 1; 85...

Spiritual Change (SC) is one of 5 domains posttraumatic growth (PTG). The current Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) assesses this area with only 2 items, focusing on religiosity and the other spiritual understanding. addition 4 newly developed spiritual–existential change (SEC) creating an expanded PTGI (Posttraumatic Inventory‐X), reflects a diversity perspectives experiences that are represented in different cultures. Samples were obtained from 3 countries: United States ( n = 250),...

Abstract Objective Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as ‘positive psychological change experienced a result of struggle with highly challenging life circumstances’. The current study examined in PTG over 2 years following breast cancer diagnosis and variables associated time. Methods Women recently diagnosed completed surveys within 8 months 6, 12, 18 later. Linear mixed effects models were used to assess the longitudinal demographic, medical, psychosocial on measured by Growth Inventory...

Recently, the field of mental health has incorporated a growing interest in strengths, resilience, and growth, psychological phenomena that may be associated with healthy adjustment trajectories profitably integrated into strategies for clinical assessment practice. This movement constitutes significant shift from traditional deficit-oriented approaches. Addressing practitioners, this article (a) provides broad overview these constructs phenomena, (b) discusses their relevance intervention,...

This study extends L. G. Calhoun and R. Tedeschi's (1998) model of posttraumatic growth (PTG), positive change resulting from the struggle with trauma, to children by exploring construct among youngsters who experienced Hurricane Floyd subsequent flooding. Despite burgeoning interest in PTG, few studies have examined phenomenon non-adults. first systematic PTG explores hypothesized linkages social support, competency beliefs, ruminative thinking. Results suggest that beliefs relate a...

Previous investigations of the impact trauma-related psychotherapy on clinicians have emphasized hazardous nature such work. The present study is first exploration clinicians’ perceptions trauma work to investigate in depth positive consequences working with survivors. A sample 21 psychotherapists participated a naturalistic interview exploring particular focus (a) changes memory systems and schemas about self world (the hallmarks vicarious traumatization) (b) perceived psychological growth....