The role of strength-based parenting, posttraumatic stress, and event exposure on posttraumatic growth in flood survivors.

Abstract

Objective: The present study examined the role of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), strengthbased parenting (SBP), and event exposure on posttraumatic growth (PTG) in Peruvian flood survivors. Method: After contacting local authorities, 1,077 adult participants were surveyed 1 year after the flood. Correlation, moderation, and mediation analyses were conducted to determine relationships between variables. Results: Flood survivors experienced both PTSS and PTG. Additionally, event exposure directly facilitated PTG. Further, SBP influenced PTG both directly and by its role in reducing PTSS. Finally, higher levels of SBP aided individuals in converting PTSS into PTG. Conclusions: Favorable psychological outcomes following floods are not uncommon even for those with high levels of stress or exposure. Individual-and community-level interventions should leverage facilitating factors such as SBP to promote growth outcomes such as PTG. Clinical Impact StatementDetermining how to promote positive psychological outcomes for survivors of floods is necessary, especially for developing countries. This study found that strength-based parenting promoted positive transformation after a flood, even in individuals who struggled with high stress. This has important implications for practice as psychological interventions for individuals and families, as well as community-based interventions, can seek to center strength-based approaches to promote positive outcomes after these events.

Developmental pathways of the family bereavement program to promote growth 15 years after parental death.

“…A retrospective study of nearly 4,000 U.S. adults found that parental warmth during childhood was associated with positive relations with others and personal growth a decade later (Chen et al, 2019). Another study of flood survivors found a positive relation between strength-based parenting and postloss growth (Zavala et al, 2023). Informed by these findings and Kilmer et al’s (2014) assumptions, we hypothesized that parental warmth at 11-month follow-up would be related to postloss growth (b2 and c5 paths).…”

The Post-Traumatic Growth Journey of Women Who Have Survived Intimate Partner Violence: A Synthesized Theory Emphasizing Obstacles and Facilitating Factors

“…This has resulted in an increased interest in the research area of IPV [ 25 , 56 ], leading to an international, steady increase in the number of publications on the subject over the last 20 years [ 25 ]. Research on PTG has been conducted in various fields of the literature of trauma, such as transportation accidents or other accidental injuries [ 57 , 58 , 59 ], natural disasters [ 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 ], interpersonal experiences [ 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 ], medical problems [ 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 ], and other life experiences [ 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 ]. Even so, when it comes to research on PTG following IPV among female survivors, there seems to be a severe lack of literature [ 91 ].…”