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A correlational test of the relationship between posttraumatic growth, religion, and cognitive processing
Author(s) -
Calhoun Lawrence G.,
Cann Arnie,
Tedeschi Richard G.,
McMillan Jamie
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1023/a:1007745627077
Subject(s) - rumination , posttraumatic growth , openness to experience , psychology , religious orientation , scale (ratio) , event (particle physics) , cognition , test (biology) , religiosity , clinical psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
The present study examined the degree to which event related rumination, a quest orientation to religion, and religious involvement is related to posttraumatic growth. Fifty‐four young adults, selected based on prescreening for experience of a traumatic event, completed a measure of event related ruminations, the Quest Scale, an index of religious participation, and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. The three subscales of the Quest Scale, the two groups of rumination items (soon after event/ within past two weeks), and the index of religious participation were entered in a standard multiple regression with the total score of the Postlraumatic Growth Inventory as the dependent variable. The degree of rumination soon after the event and the degree of openness to religious change were significantly related to Posttraumatic Growth. Congruent with theoretical predictions, more rumination soon after the event, and greater openness to religious change were related to more posttraumatic growth. Present findings offer some confirmation of theoretical predictions, and also offer clear direction for further research on the relationships of religion, rumination, and posttraumatic growth.