Open AccessDo levels of posttraumatic growth vary by type of traumatic event experienced? An analysis of the Nurses’ Health Study II.
Author(s) -
Sarah R. Lowe,
Peter James,
Mariana Arcaya,
Mira D. Vale,
Jean E. Rhodes,
Janet W. RichEdwards,
Andrea L. Roberts,
Karestan C. Koenen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000554
Subject(s) - posttraumatic growth , psycinfo , posttraumatic stress , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , demography , medline , political science , law , sociology
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) has been documented in the aftermath of a range of traumatic events, including bereavement, physical assault, and rape. However, only a handful of studies have examined whether levels of total PTG, as well as the 5 domains of PTG (Appreciation of Life, New Possibilities, Relating to Others, Personal Strength, and Spiritual Change), vary by the type of potentially traumatic event. The current study examined variation in total PTG and PTG domains, as well as posttraumatic stress (PTS), by event type using data from a large epidemiological study.