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The impact of receiving an HIV diagnosis and cognitive processing on psychological distress and posttraumatic growth
Author(s) -
Nightingale Vienna R.,
Sher Tamara G.,
Hansen Nathan B.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20554
Subject(s) - posttraumatic growth , psychology , rumination , stressor , distress , cognition , clinical psychology , posttraumatic stress , cognitive processing therapy , psychiatry , cognitive restructuring
This study examined human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as a traumatic stressor, intrusive and deliberate cognitive processing, psychological distress, and posttraumatic growth. One‐hundred twelve participants completed interviews on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Criterion A, Rumination Scale‐Revised, Impact of Event Scale, and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory; relationships were modeled using path analysis. Model 1 attempted to replicate prior empirical research, Model 2 attempted to empirically replicate part of the posttraumatic growth theoretical model, and Model 3 attempted to empirically replicate an integrated model of posttraumatic growth and traumatic stress theories. Model 3 had good fit with study data. Results suggest shared and separate pathways from traumatic stressor to psychological distress and posttraumatic growth, with pathways mediated by cognitive processing. Implications of findings are discussed.