New group memberships formed after an acquired brain injury and posttraumatic growth: A prospective study

Griffin, Siobhán M; Kinsella, Elaine Louise; Bradshaw, Daragh; McMahon, Grace; Nightingale, Alastair; Fortune, Dónal G.; Muldoon, Orla T.

doi:10.1080/09602011.2021.2021950

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“…Overall, Study 1 validated previous findings (Craig et al., 2022; Griffin et al., 2022; Muldoon, Walsh, et al., 2019) in a Chinese population. Additionally, through trauma screening, Study 1 also identified several high‐incidence traumatic events in Chinese daily life, with unexpected accidents and major work setbacks consistent with previous research involving new group membership and positive posttraumatic adaption (Farley et al., 2023; Karatuna et al., 2020; Kinsella et al., 2018; Muldoon, Walsh, et al., 2019), which could provide corroboration for the hypothetical scenarios in Studies 2 and 3.…”

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“…Consistent with the existing studies (Craig et al., 2022; Griffin et al., 2022; Muldoon, Walsh, et al., 2019), Study 1 confirmed the positive correlation between new group memberships and posttraumatic growth in China and revealed that Chinese people tended to derive strengths from new groups after trauma to achieve personal growth. Moreover, taking a step further than previous research, Study 1 conducted the trauma screening from both objective and subjective levels.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…For instance, a cross‐sectional study with adult survivors of the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires found that individuals with higher levels of group membership continuity experienced lower levels of post‐traumatic stress (Craig et al., 2022). Secondly, across diverse trauma populations (e.g., workplace bullying victims, patients with ABI, and survivors of bushfires; Craig et al., 2022; Farley et al., 2023; Griffin et al., 2022), there is consistent support for the group membership gain hypothesis , which posits that acquiring new group memberships after trauma may facilitate posttraumatic growth. For example, some victims of workplace bullying may seek to form alliances with one or more colleagues in the work environment (Farley et al., 2023; Karatuna et al., 2020).…”

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“…The current research made significant contributions at the theoretical level. Firstly, existing research has provided valuable insights into the group membership gain hypothesis in Western societies(Craig et al, 2022;Griffin et al, 2022;Muldoon, Walsh, et al, 2019), limiting the generalizability of the observed results. We extended the scope of previous research by investigating the hypothesis in China through survey study and experimental manipulations.Secondly, the current research deepened the exploration of posttraumatic growth through the social identity perspective.…”

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Creating new resources: The impact of new group memberships on posttraumatic growth in China

Peng,

Yang,

Jiang

2024

Social & Personality Psych

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The Social Identity Model of Traumatic Identity Change proposes the group membership gain hypothesis, which refers to developing positive new group memberships after trauma that may contribute to posttraumatic adjustment. However, only a few empirical studies conducted in Western societies have provided correlational evidence for the hypothesis. The current research conducted three studies to test the hypothesis in China. Study 1 (N = 315) through survey confirmed the positive association between new group memberships and posttraumatic growth among Chinese adults with traumatic experiences. Study 2 (N = 300) replicated the findings through the hypothetical scenario, discovering that participants expected a hypothetical person who experienced trauma and gained new group membership after this trauma would develop posttraumatic growth. Study 3 (N = 300), in a further refined hypothetical scenario (i.e., replacing the hypothetical vignette and protagonist in Study 2), yielded consistent results, demonstrating the impact of new group memberships on anticipated posttraumatic growth behavioral intention. The current research, for the first time in China, examined the group membership gain hypothesis and emphasized the importance of social group membership management in facilitating posttraumatic growth.

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Creating new resources: The impact of new group memberships on posttraumatic growth in China

Peng,

Yang,

Jiang

2024

Social & Personality Psych

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“…Rather it represents a positive change in previous ways of thinking, indicative of a reorientation of values or priorities in the wake of trauma. A growing body of research shows group memberships can drive personal PTG (Griffin et al., 2022; Muldoon et al., 2017). In women who have experienced gender‐based violence in South Africa, for example, positive responses (including PTG) were facilitated by prior group membership, which acted as a platform for enhanced feelings of personal control and identification (Haslam et al., 2022).…”

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Sexual violence and traumatic identity change: Evidence of collective post‐traumatic growth

Muldoon,

Nightingale,

Lowe

et al. 2023

Euro J Social Psych

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Recent research indicates that social identities play a crucial role in the connection between adversity, post‐traumatic stress, and overall psychological well‐being. Understanding of how trauma influences collective dimensions of the self, positively or negatively, is limited. This study focuses on analysing publicly accessible narratives of four women who chose to waive their anonymity after the conviction of the men who had attacked and sexually assaulted them in Ireland. Thematic analysis highlighted two themes that signal (i) collective dimensions to this personal trauma, (ii) attempts to reconstruct social identities in the aftermath of trauma. Women presented their experiences as having the potential to amplify positive connections with others despite the wider embedded sociocultural understanding of sexual assault. These changes were associated with redefinition of social identities. Discussion highlights the potential for personal and intimate trauma to result in positive social identity change; a phenomenon that we label collective post‐traumatic growth.

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Social group connections support mental health following wildfire

Cruwys

MacLeod

Heffernan

et al. 2023

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose As environmental disasters become more common and severe due to climate change, there is a growing need for strategies to bolster recovery that are proactive, cost-effective, and which mobilise community resources. Aims We propose that building social group connections is a particularly promising strategy for supporting mental health in communities affected by environmental disasters. Methods We tested the social identity model of identity change in a disaster context among 627 people substantially affected by the 2019–2020 Australian fires. Results We found high levels of post-traumatic stress, strongly related to severity of disaster exposure, but also evidence of psychological resilience. Distress and resilience were weakly positively correlated. Having stronger social group connections pre-disaster was associated with less distress and more resilience 12–18 months after the disaster, via three pathways: greater social identification with the disaster-affected community, greater continuity of social group ties, and greater formation of new social group ties. New group ties were a mixed blessing, positively predicting both resilience and distress. Conclusions We conclude that investment in social resources is key to supporting mental health outcomes, not just reactively in the aftermath of disasters, but also proactively in communities most at risk.

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New group memberships formed after an acquired brain injury and posttraumatic growth: A prospective study

Cited by 8 publications

References 68 publications

Creating new resources: The impact of new group memberships on posttraumatic growth in China

Creating new resources: The impact of new group memberships on posttraumatic growth in China

Sexual violence and traumatic identity change: Evidence of collective post‐traumatic growth

Social group connections support mental health following wildfire

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