Open AccessPredicting trajectories of posttraumatic growth following acquired physical disability.
Author(s) -
Lisa D. Goldberg,
Scott D. McDonald,
Paul B. Perrin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
rehabilitation psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1939-1544
pISSN - 0090-5550
DOI - 10.1037/rep0000247
Subject(s) - psycinfo , psychology , posttraumatic growth , rehabilitation , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , coping (psychology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , spinal cord injury , multilevel model , medline , medicine , psychiatry , neuroscience , spinal cord , political science , law , machine learning , computer science
This study examined predictors of trajectories of posttraumatic growth (PTG) among individuals with acquired physical disability across the first year after discharge from acute rehabilitation. Research Method/Design: Data were collected from participants (64 veterans with spinal cord injury and dysfunction, and 19 with brain injury) on various demographic and injury characteristics, appraisals of injury, and coping styles at baseline, as well as PTG at baseline and 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-ups.