Predictors of Post-Traumatic Growth: The Role of Social Interest and Meaning in Life

Grad, Ramona I.; Zeligman, Melissa

doi:10.1353/jip.2017.0016

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“…The PTGI has been found to have appropriate validity via qualitative means (Shakespeare‐Finch et al, 2013), with mostly supportive evidence cross‐culturally (e.g., Leiva‐Bianchi & Araneda, 2015). It has shown strong internal consistency with other trauma‐impacted populations, including similar samples of college students and young adults (e.g., α = .97, Grad & Zeligman, 2017; α = .96., Wamser‐Nanney et al, 2017). Items further showed strong reliability (α = .94) within the present sample.…”

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“…Individuals report changes in personal strength, appreciation for life, interpersonal relationships, spiritual engagement, and belief in new possibilities (Jayawickreme & Blackie, 2014; Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996; Zhou et al, 2018). College is considered a time of personal growth even without trauma exposure, but college students who have experienced trauma have also reported experiences of PTG (Grad & Zeligman, 2017; Hooper et al, 2009; Mohr & Rosén, 2017). Although the relationship between PTS and PTG is not fully understood (Jayawickreme & Blackie, 2014; Zoellner & Maercker, 2006), researchers agree that positive psychological changes have been evident during and following cognitive and emotional processing of painful experiences (Vieselmeyer et al, 2017; Volgin et al, 2019).…”

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Virtues as Correlates and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress and Growth

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Coleman

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Counseling and Values

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We examined the virtues of optimism, hope, and gratitude as potential correlates and predictors of posttraumatic stress (PTS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in a sample of trauma survivors (N = 151). Results indicated that each of these qualities significantly correlated with PTS and PTG. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that optimism, hope, and gratitude each significantly predicted PTS, with hope being the greatest predictor of PTG. Clinical implications for professional counselors are discussed.

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Virtues as Correlates and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress and Growth

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Coleman

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“…Studies have reported that the search for meaning and the presence of meaning in life among people who have undergone stressful life events is associated with lower post-traumatic distress (e.g., Owens, Steger, Whitesell, & Herrera, 2009). In a recent study, both aspects of meaning in life (i.e., the presence of meaning and the search for meaning) were found to predict PTG among 531 undergraduate students who had experienced trauma between the ages of 18-56 (Grad & Zeligman, 2017). While the search for meaning and the presence of meaning may be two different processes (Linley & Joseph, 2011), research indicated that both are related to emotional well-being (Newman, Nezlek, & Thrash, 2018) and PTG (Dursun, Steger, Bentele, & Schulenberg, 2016).…”

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“…Nevertheless, a gap exists in the literature regarding the relationship between meaning in life and PTG (Grad & Zeligman, 2017).…”

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World assumptions and post‐traumatic growth among older adults: The case of Holocaust survivors

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2020

Stress and Health

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Traumatic events may lead to post-traumatic growth (PTG). Nevertheless, little is known about the mechanisms leading to PTG, especially among older adults. This study sought to examine the direct relationship between world assumptions and PTG and the indirect relationship between them via two possible mediation pathways: post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and meaning in life. One hundred fiftynine Holocaust survivors participated in the study (mean age = 82.34, SD = 5.81).Participants completed questionnaires of world assumptions, meaning in life, PTSS and PTG. The findings showed that world assumptions were positive and were positively associated with meaning in life and PTG and negatively associated with PTSS. The results of the multiple mediation model suggest that meaning in life and PTSS partially mediated the relations between world assumptions and PTG. Positive world assumptions were associated with higher meaning in life, which was associated with higher PTG. In contrast, despite the direct association between PTSS and PTG, the mediating effect of PTSS was negative, thus the more positive the world assumptions, the higher the PTG mediated by lower PTSS. The results suggest that the relationship between world assumptions and PTG may be direct and indirect. These findings suggest possible mechanisms underlying PTG, especially in old age.

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“…Accordingly, the loss of resources derived from robbery exposure might be compensated by a greater investment in other work-related resources that, by allowing employees to cognitively reappraise the trauma, would foster PTG. With regard to this, post-traumatic stress research indicates that when a traumatic event is shared with other people, rather than experienced individually, then subjects are more likely to benefit from greater social support and manifest increased group identification, all factors which have been empirically associated with PTG [30][31][32][33] . Indeed, the shared nature of the trauma can contribute to create and sustain a sense of groupness and feelings of similarity, thus enhancing stronger relationships and solidarity among victims, who can feel a sense of shared victimhood 32,34,35) .…”

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The moderating effect of exposure to robbery on the relationship between post-traumatic stress and job satisfaction

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Research has disregarded the boundary conditions of the effects of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) at work. Addressing this issue, the present study examines the moderating impact of the (shared vs isolated) exposure to robbery on the relationship between PTSS and employee job satisfaction. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, we argue that PTSS would positively affect employee job satisfaction when the robbery is experienced collectively. To test our predictions, we conducted a two-wave study-with a lag of two month between measurements-on 140 employees from a national bank in Italy. Results from hierarchical regression analyses supported our prediction: the exposure to robbery moderated the relationship between PTSS and job satisfaction. While within the "isolated exposure" group the job satisfaction score was higher among less symptomatic victims, within the "shared exposure" group those with high PTSS reported higher job satisfaction levels than those with low PTSS. We discuss the implications of these findings for theory and practice.

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Predictors of Post-Traumatic Growth: The Role of Social Interest and Meaning in Life

Cited by 13 publications

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Virtues as Correlates and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress and Growth

Virtues as Correlates and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress and Growth

World assumptions and post‐traumatic growth among older adults: The case of Holocaust survivors

The moderating effect of exposure to robbery on the relationship between post-traumatic stress and job satisfaction

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