Staugaard Søren Risløv, Johannessen Kim Berg, Thomsen Yvonne Duval, Bertelsen Mette, Berntsen Dorthe
Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Aarhus University.
J Clin Psychol. 2015 Apr;71(4):362-77. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22142. Epub 2014 Dec 17.
The purpose of the present study was to examine theoretically motivated predictors for the development of positive changes following potentially traumatic experiences (i.e., posttraumatic growth). Specifically, we wanted to examine the prediction that memories of highly negative and positive deployment events predict subsequent posttraumatic growth.
A total of 251 Danish soldiers (7% female, mean age 26.4) deployed to forward operating bases in Afghanistan filled out questionnaires before, during, and after deployment. This allowed us to perform prospective as well as cross-sectional analyses of the data.
The main findings were that the centrality of highly emotional memories from deployment predicted growth alongside openness to experience, combat exposure, and social support. Importantly, the centrality of both positive and negative memories predicted growth equally well.
The perceived importance of both negative and positive events may play an important part in the development of posttraumatic growth.
本研究的目的是从理论上检验潜在创伤经历后积极变化（即创伤后成长）发展的预测因素。具体而言，我们想检验这样一种预测，即高度负面和正面的部署事件记忆可预测随后的创伤后成长。
总共251名被部署到阿富汗前沿作战基地的丹麦士兵（7%为女性，平均年龄26.4岁）在部署前、部署期间和部署后填写了问卷。这使我们能够对数据进行前瞻性和横断面分析。
主要发现是，部署中高度情绪化记忆的核心地位与对经历的开放性、战斗暴露和社会支持一起预测了成长。重要的是，正面和负面记忆的核心地位对成长的预测效果同样良好。
负面和正面事件的感知重要性可能在创伤后成长的发展中起重要作用。
