School of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
J Trauma Stress. 2012 Aug;25(4):433-9. doi: 10.1002/jts.21730. Epub 2012 Jul 27.
This study aimed to identify positive behavioural changes that people may make as a result of negotiating the aftermath of a traumatic experience, thereby extending the current cognitive model of posttraumatic growth (PTG). It was hypothesised that significant others would corroborate survivors' cognitive and behavioural reports of PTG. The sample comprised 176 participants: 88 trauma survivors and 88 significant others. University students accounted for 64%; 36% were from the broader community. Approximately one third were men. All participants completed the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and open-ended questions regarding behavioural changes. The PTGI scores of the survivors were corroborated by their significant others with only the Appreciation of Life factor of the PTGI differing between the 2 groups (e.g., total PTGI scores between groups explained 33% of variance). Nearly all of the survivors also reported positive changes in their behaviour; these changes were also corroborated by the significant others. Results provide validation of the PTG construct and the PTGI as an instrument of measurement. Findings may also influence therapeutic practice by pointing to the potential usefulness of corroborating others in the recovery and growth process.
本研究旨在确定人们在应对创伤后可能产生的积极行为变化，从而扩展当前创伤后成长（PTG）的认知模型。研究假设重要他人会证实幸存者对 PTG 的认知和行为报告。样本包括 176 名参与者：88 名创伤幸存者和 88 名重要他人。大学生占 64%；36%来自更广泛的社区。大约三分之一是男性。所有参与者都完成了创伤后成长量表（PTGI）和关于行为变化的开放性问题。幸存者的 PTGI 得分得到了他们重要他人的证实，只有生活欣赏这一 PTGI 因素在两组之间存在差异（例如，两组之间的总 PTGI 得分解释了 33%的差异）。几乎所有的幸存者也报告了他们行为上的积极变化；这些变化也得到了重要他人的证实。研究结果验证了 PTG 结构和 PTGI 作为测量工具的有效性。研究结果还可能通过指出在康复和成长过程中证实他人的潜在有用性来影响治疗实践。
