Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2012;3. doi: 10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.17303. Epub 2012 Jun 5.
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is conceptualized as a positive transformation resulting from coping with and processing traumatic life events. This study examined the contributory roles of personality traits, posttraumatic stress (PTS) severity and their interactions on PTG and its domains, as assessed with the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory Turkish form (PTGI-T). The study also examined the differences in PTG domains between survivors of accidents, natural disasters and unexpected loss of a loved one.
The Basic Personality Traits Inventory, Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale, and PTGI-T were administered to a large stratified cluster community sample of 969 Turkish adults in their home settings.
The results showed that conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience significantly related to the total PTG and most of the domains. The effects of extraversion, neuroticism and openness to experience were moderated by the PTS severity for some domains. PTG in relating to others and appreciation of life domains was lower for the bereaved group.
Further research should examine the mediating role of coping between personality and PTG using a longitudinal design.
创伤后成长（PTG）被概念化为应对和处理创伤性生活事件后产生的积极转变。本研究通过使用创伤后成长量表土耳其语版（PTGI-T），考察了人格特质、创伤后应激障碍（PTS）严重程度及其相互作用对 PTG 及其各领域的贡献作用。本研究还比较了事故、自然灾害和意外失去亲人的幸存者在 PTG 各领域的差异。
在家庭环境中，对一个由 969 名土耳其成年人组成的大型分层聚类社区样本进行了基本人格特质量表、创伤后诊断量表和创伤后成长量表土耳其语版的测试。
结果表明，责任心、宜人性和开放性体验与总 PTG 和大多数领域显著相关。外向性、神经质和开放性体验的影响因 PTS 严重程度而对某些领域产生了调节作用。与他人的关系和对生活的欣赏在丧失亲人的群体中较低。
进一步的研究应该使用纵向设计来检验应对在人格和 PTG 之间的中介作用。
