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Posttraumatic Growth (posttraumatic + growth)
Selected AbstractsParental Adjustment, Family Functioning, and Posttraumatic Growth Among Norwegian Children and Adolescents Following a Natural DisasterAMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 2 2010Gertrud S. Hafstad This study investigated the degree to which parental symptomatology and characteristics of the family environment related to posttraumatic growth (PTG) among children and adolescents who had been directly exposed to the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. One hundred five 6- to 17-year-olds (M = 11.9 years, SD = 3.3) and their parents (N = 67) were interviewed approximately 10 months and 2 years 5 months after the tsunami. The parents' self-reported PTG was a significant predictor of PTG in their children, suggesting that social processes play a role in the development of PTG in youth. Parental self-reported posttraumatic stress symptoms did not predict PTG in their children nor did youth's ratings of family cohesion, but parental tsunami-related sick leave related to lower levels of PTG reported by their children. Overall, these findings imply that elements of parents' functioning can affect children's positive adaptation after a disaster and highlight the need to assess potential parental influences and those of other sources of support in the child's environment after trauma. Attending to such factors holds salience for efforts to promote adaptation and facilitate PTG. [source] Growing Pains: Commentary on the Field of Posttraumatic Growth and Hobfoll and Colleagues' Recent Contributions to itAPPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 3 2007Lisa D. Butler The field of research on benefit-finding and growth following traumatic experience lacks consensus with respect to some central conceptual questions, and a number of these issues are apparent in the research reported by Stevan Hobfoll and his colleagues. In this commentary I briefly discuss, and at times dispute, some of the assertions and assumptions in this target article that I believe reflect these broader issues, including that: psychosocial gains (or benefits) and psychological growth are equivalent, reporting gains (or benefits) represents maladaptive efforts at coping, posttraumatic growth (PTG) is necessarily linked with positive psychological adjustment, and trauma symptoms represent poor adjustment following traumatic event exposure. I also discuss the intriguing proposal of this research: that action is essential to true growth. Les recherches sur la maturation et les avantages que l'on peut tirer d'une expérience traumatisante sont en désaccord sur des aspects théoriques majeurs, et certains de ces problèmes apparaissent dans l'étude présentée par Stevan Hobfoll et ses collègues. Dans ce commentaire, je discute brièvement et parfois conteste certaines des affirmations et hypothèses de cet article de référence qui, je pense, renvoie à des questions plus vastes telles que: les gains (ou bénéfices) psychosociaux et le développement psychologique sont équivalents; signaler des gains (ou des bénéfices) représente un effort inapproprié pour faire face à la situation; le développement post-traumatique est nécessairement en relation avec une adaptation psychologique positive; les symptômes traumatiques traduisent une adaptation faible suite à l'exposition à l'évènement pénible. Je discute aussi cette idée curieuse selon laquelle l'action est essentielle au vrai développement. [source] Posttraumatic growth in accident survivors: openness and optimism as predictors of its constructive or illusory sidesJOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 3 2008Tanja Zoellner Abstract Posttraumatic growth (PTG), the phenomenon of self-reported positive outcomes of trauma, is assumed to consist of two sides: a constructive and an illusory side. This study investigates the relationship between PTG and its possible illusory and constructive predictors, as well as the moderating role of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity. One-hundred two motor vehicle accident (MVA) survivors with full, subsyndromal, and without PTSD were assessed by multiple psychometric measures targeting PTSD severity, posttraumatic growth, optimism, and openness to experience. Hierarchical regression analysis yielded differential interaction effects between PTSD severity and optimism, as well as openness facets pointing to the moderating role of PTSD severity in the prediction of an illusory and a constructive factor in PTG. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol. 64: 245,263, 2008. [source] Posttraumatic growth in cancer patients and partners,effects of role, gender and the dyad on couples' posttraumatic growth experiencePSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, Issue 1 2010Diana Zwahlen Abstract Background/Aim: Little is known about factors influencing positive effects in couples facing a cancer diagnosis. Methods: A heterogeneous sample of 224 couples from a multi-site study (four oncology units) completed questionnaire surveys including the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) as a measure of positive psychological effects. Results: The data demonstrated that all three investigated factors,gender, role (patient vs partner) and the dyad (belonging to any of the 224 couples),significantly contributed to variation in PTGI total scores and subscales. Variability between couples (factor dyad) appeared stronger than variability between patient and partner participants (factor role) and between male and female participants (factor gender). Role and gender analysis showed that patients demonstrated higher levels of posttraumatic growth than partners; and female participants scored higher on PTGI than males. Male patient,female partner pairs show greater association in their experience of posttraumatic growth than female patient,male partner pairs. Correlations also suggested that, regardless of the gender and role composition, patients and partners may experience parallel growth. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that positive psychological experiences may be shared by partners affected by cancer in similar ways as have been shown for negative psychological effects. Intra-couple similarities or processes may have a more important function in experiencing benefits than factors like gender or being the patient or the partner. These results underline the importance of a family approach to understanding negative and positive psychological effects of cancer. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Posttraumatic growth in prostate cancer survivors and their partnersPSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, Issue 4 2006Andrea A. Thornton Abstract We examined posttraumatic growth (PTG) in men treated for prostate cancer and their partners 1 year after surgery. Levels of PTG in prostate cancer survivors and their partners were similar and modest. For survivors, higher levels of presurgery negative affect, and coping by using positive reframing and emotional support were associated with higher levels of PTG 1 year following surgery. For partners, PTG 1 year after the patient's surgery was higher in partners who were partnered to employed patients, were less educated, endorsed higher cancer-specific avoidance symptoms of stress at presurgery, and used positive reframing coping. Quality of life was largely unrelated to PTG in survivors or partners. Findings suggest that psychological disruption associated with the cancer experience and coping are related to PTG in prostate cancer survivors and their partners. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Posttraumatic growth in chinese cancer survivorsPSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, Issue 6 2004Samuel M.Y. Ho To investigate the dimensions and determinants of posttraumatic growth among Chinese cancer survivors, 188 participants were asked to complete a Chinese posttraumatic growth inventory, translated from the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI; J Trauma Stress 1996; 9: 455,471), together with the Chinese versions of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale, and the General Health Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a different factor structure than the original English-language version of the PTGI. The dimensions of growth could also be broadly dichotomized into an Interpersonal and an Intrapersonal dimension in our Chinese sample. Multiple regression analysis showed that positive coping was the most important determinant of posttraumatic growth when compared with negative coping and psychological symptoms. A Chinese Posttraumatic Growth Inventory was developed to facilitate future research. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Posttraumatic growth in accident survivors: openness and optimism as predictors of its constructive or illusory sidesJOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 3 2008Tanja Zoellner Abstract Posttraumatic growth (PTG), the phenomenon of self-reported positive outcomes of trauma, is assumed to consist of two sides: a constructive and an illusory side. This study investigates the relationship between PTG and its possible illusory and constructive predictors, as well as the moderating role of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity. One-hundred two motor vehicle accident (MVA) survivors with full, subsyndromal, and without PTSD were assessed by multiple psychometric measures targeting PTSD severity, posttraumatic growth, optimism, and openness to experience. Hierarchical regression analysis yielded differential interaction effects between PTSD severity and optimism, as well as openness facets pointing to the moderating role of PTSD severity in the prediction of an illusory and a constructive factor in PTG. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol. 64: 245,263, 2008. [source] Christian religious functioning and trauma outcomesJOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 1 2008J. Irene Harris Abstract While some trauma survivors find their faith helpful in recovery, others find it a source of distress, and still others abandon their faith. More complex conceptualizations of religious functioning are needed to explore its relationship with trauma. This study explores such relationships using measures of religious action and behaviors in a community sample of 327 church-going, self-identified trauma survivors. A principal components analysis of positive and negative religious coping, religious comforts and strains, and prayer functions identified two dimensions: Seeking Spiritual Support, which was positively related to posttraumatic growth, and Religious Strain, which was positively related to posttraumatic symptoms. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 64: 17,29, 2008. [source] Peritraumatic distress, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and posttraumatic growth in victims of violence,JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS, Issue 4 2010M. J. J. Kunst This study explored whether peritraumatic distress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are curvilinearly related to posttraumatic growth in victims of violence several years after victimization (Time 1; n = 678) and 6 months later (Time 2, n = 205). At both time points, curve estimation revealed linear and quadratic associations between peritraumatic distress and posttraumatic growth and quadratic associations between PTSD symptoms and posttraumatic growth. In multivariate regressions controlling for background variables, the linear peritraumatic distress and quadratic PTSD symptom terms remained significant predictors of posttraumatic growth Time 1 scores. For Time 2, the linear peritraumatic distress term remained significant, though only prior to controlling for posttraumatic growth Time 1 scores. The results suggest that peritraumatic distress enables growth after substantial time has elapsed since victimization. [source] Long-term perspectives on posttraumatic growth in disaster survivors,JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS, Issue 3 2010Katrine Høyer Holgersen Findings on posttraumatic growth (PTG) and distress have not been consistent. This study examines the relationship in a very long-term perspective. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory was completed by 46 survivors from a single disaster 27 years posttrauma. Posttraumatic stress was measured by the Impact of Event Scale (IES) immediately after the event, and after 1, 5, and 27 years. In the final follow-up, general mental health was also assessed. Strong positive associations were found between PTG and concurrent posttraumatic stress. Although weaker associations were found for the past, concurrent problems in general mental health clearly coexisted with PTG decades after a disaster, yet mediated by IES. [source] Examining the relationship between resilience and posttraumatic growthJOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS, Issue 4 2009Stephen Z. Levine To extend the literature the present study aims to examine the interrelationships between resilience (defined by a lack of posttraumatic stress disorder following trauma) and posttraumatic growth. Two studies were conducted of Israeli: (a) adolescents exposed to terror (N = 2908), and (b) citizens and army personnel following the second Lebanon War (N = 588). Across studies the results showed that high levels of resilience were associated with the lowest posttraumatic growth scores. The results imply that although growth and resilience are both salutogenic constructs they are inversely related. The theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed. [source] Parental Adjustment, Family Functioning, and Posttraumatic Growth Among Norwegian Children and Adolescents Following a Natural DisasterAMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 2 2010Gertrud S. Hafstad This study investigated the degree to which parental symptomatology and characteristics of the family environment related to posttraumatic growth (PTG) among children and adolescents who had been directly exposed to the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. One hundred five 6- to 17-year-olds (M = 11.9 years, SD = 3.3) and their parents (N = 67) were interviewed approximately 10 months and 2 years 5 months after the tsunami. The parents' self-reported PTG was a significant predictor of PTG in their children, suggesting that social processes play a role in the development of PTG in youth. Parental self-reported posttraumatic stress symptoms did not predict PTG in their children nor did youth's ratings of family cohesion, but parental tsunami-related sick leave related to lower levels of PTG reported by their children. Overall, these findings imply that elements of parents' functioning can affect children's positive adaptation after a disaster and highlight the need to assess potential parental influences and those of other sources of support in the child's environment after trauma. Attending to such factors holds salience for efforts to promote adaptation and facilitate PTG. [source] Posttraumatic growth in cancer patients and partners,effects of role, gender and the dyad on couples' posttraumatic growth experiencePSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, Issue 1 2010Diana Zwahlen Abstract Background/Aim: Little is known about factors influencing positive effects in couples facing a cancer diagnosis. Methods: A heterogeneous sample of 224 couples from a multi-site study (four oncology units) completed questionnaire surveys including the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) as a measure of positive psychological effects. Results: The data demonstrated that all three investigated factors,gender, role (patient vs partner) and the dyad (belonging to any of the 224 couples),significantly contributed to variation in PTGI total scores and subscales. Variability between couples (factor dyad) appeared stronger than variability between patient and partner participants (factor role) and between male and female participants (factor gender). Role and gender analysis showed that patients demonstrated higher levels of posttraumatic growth than partners; and female participants scored higher on PTGI than males. Male patient,female partner pairs show greater association in their experience of posttraumatic growth than female patient,male partner pairs. Correlations also suggested that, regardless of the gender and role composition, patients and partners may experience parallel growth. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that positive psychological experiences may be shared by partners affected by cancer in similar ways as have been shown for negative psychological effects. Intra-couple similarities or processes may have a more important function in experiencing benefits than factors like gender or being the patient or the partner. These results underline the importance of a family approach to understanding negative and positive psychological effects of cancer. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Posttraumatic growth in prostate cancer survivors and their partnersPSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, Issue 4 2006Andrea A. Thornton Abstract We examined posttraumatic growth (PTG) in men treated for prostate cancer and their partners 1 year after surgery. Levels of PTG in prostate cancer survivors and their partners were similar and modest. For survivors, higher levels of presurgery negative affect, and coping by using positive reframing and emotional support were associated with higher levels of PTG 1 year following surgery. For partners, PTG 1 year after the patient's surgery was higher in partners who were partnered to employed patients, were less educated, endorsed higher cancer-specific avoidance symptoms of stress at presurgery, and used positive reframing coping. Quality of life was largely unrelated to PTG in survivors or partners. Findings suggest that psychological disruption associated with the cancer experience and coping are related to PTG in prostate cancer survivors and their partners. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Posttraumatic growth in chinese cancer survivorsPSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, Issue 6 2004Samuel M.Y. Ho To investigate the dimensions and determinants of posttraumatic growth among Chinese cancer survivors, 188 participants were asked to complete a Chinese posttraumatic growth inventory, translated from the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI; J Trauma Stress 1996; 9: 455,471), together with the Chinese versions of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale, and the General Health Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a different factor structure than the original English-language version of the PTGI. The dimensions of growth could also be broadly dichotomized into an Interpersonal and an Intrapersonal dimension in our Chinese sample. Multiple regression analysis showed that positive coping was the most important determinant of posttraumatic growth when compared with negative coping and psychological symptoms. A Chinese Posttraumatic Growth Inventory was developed to facilitate future research. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Growing Pains: Commentary on the Field of Posttraumatic Growth and Hobfoll and Colleagues' Recent Contributions to itAPPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 3 2007Lisa D. Butler The field of research on benefit-finding and growth following traumatic experience lacks consensus with respect to some central conceptual questions, and a number of these issues are apparent in the research reported by Stevan Hobfoll and his colleagues. In this commentary I briefly discuss, and at times dispute, some of the assertions and assumptions in this target article that I believe reflect these broader issues, including that: psychosocial gains (or benefits) and psychological growth are equivalent, reporting gains (or benefits) represents maladaptive efforts at coping, posttraumatic growth (PTG) is necessarily linked with positive psychological adjustment, and trauma symptoms represent poor adjustment following traumatic event exposure. I also discuss the intriguing proposal of this research: that action is essential to true growth. Les recherches sur la maturation et les avantages que l'on peut tirer d'une expérience traumatisante sont en désaccord sur des aspects théoriques majeurs, et certains de ces problèmes apparaissent dans l'étude présentée par Stevan Hobfoll et ses collègues. Dans ce commentaire, je discute brièvement et parfois conteste certaines des affirmations et hypothèses de cet article de référence qui, je pense, renvoie à des questions plus vastes telles que: les gains (ou bénéfices) psychosociaux et le développement psychologique sont équivalents; signaler des gains (ou des bénéfices) représente un effort inapproprié pour faire face à la situation; le développement post-traumatique est nécessairement en relation avec une adaptation psychologique positive; les symptômes traumatiques traduisent une adaptation faible suite à l'exposition à l'évènement pénible. Je discute aussi cette idée curieuse selon laquelle l'action est essentielle au vrai développement. [source] | |||||||||||||