Reducing reports of illusory posttraumatic growth: A revised version of the Stress-Related Growth Scale (SRGS-R).

Boals, Adriel; Schuler, Keke

doi:10.1037/tra0000267

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“…Through the process of struggling with trauma, a majority of individuals not simply returned to the baseline, but experienced improvement beyond the previous status (Tedeschi and Calhoun, 2004). However, it should be noted that the perceived growth in this study measured by PTGI-X might reflect elements of illusory growth rather than actual growth (Boals and Schuler, 2018). When troubled by distress induced by traumatic event, individuals may report positive benefits of the experience by derogating their past self (McFarland and Alvaro, 2000).…”

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confidence: 82%

Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in an Epidemiological Sample of Chinese Earthquake Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis

Cao

Wang

et al. 2018

Front. Psychol.

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Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) are different psychological outcomes triggered by exposure to extraordinarily traumatic events. In this study, we aimed to examine patterns of co-occurrence between DSM-5 PTSD symptoms and PTG, among natural disaster survivors, and to clarify whether empirically-based subgroups differed by several specific predictors.Methods: Latent profile analysis was used to examine patterns of self-reported PTSD symptoms and PTG in an epidemiological sample of 1063 Chinese earthquake survivors.Results: Three distinct profiles were identified, involving high PTSD/high PTG, mild PTSD/mild PTG, and mild PTSD/high PTG. Class membership was predicted by several variables, especially different sources of perceived social support.Conclusion: Our findings contribute to the knowledge about the coexisting patterns of PTSD and PTG, and provide suggestions for identifying high-risk individuals and providing effective interventions in clinical practice.

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confidence: 82%

Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in an Epidemiological Sample of Chinese Earthquake Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis

Cao

Wang

et al. 2018

Front. Psychol.

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“…More speci cally, assessment instruments of post-traumatic growth, such as the PTGI-the most commonly used instrument to assess growth following an adverse event [14]-are not suitable to reveal a genuine decline or increase of growth. This suggests there is a need to develop more reliable instruments of post-traumatic growth [37] and conduct more systematic, longitudinal protocols, as recommended by Infurna and Jayawickreme [12]. In addition, the results of this study clearly raise questions about the speci cities of the allograft process.…”

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Perceived and Actual Growth Following Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation: Longitudinal Evidence of Greater Decline than Growth

Corman¹,

Rubio²,

Cabrespine³

et al. 2020

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Background. This prospective longitudinal study examined perceived and actual changes in post-traumatic growth following Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation (HSCT) and their relationships with mental health and psychological disposition. We also tested the hypothesis that unwillingness to be in contact with distressing thoughts and feelings—i.e. experiential avoidance—would moderate the relationship between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and growth.Methods. This study was carried out with 187 patients. All patients completed the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) five months after HSCT and also scales tapping into the five domains of PTGI during and 5 months after HSCT. Mental health and psychological disposition were also assessed prior to hospitalization. A PTSD scale was administrated at the five-month follow-up.Results. Perceived and actual change were weakly correlated. Bayesian pre/post-HSCT comparisons in actual growth revealed substantial to very strong decline in four of the five dimensions assessed. Overall, RCI indicated a reliable increase for 5.6% of patients and a reliable decrease for 40.8% of patients. Confirming that perceived and actual growth reflect different processes, they were not related to the same mental health and psychological disposition variables. Moreover, the hypothesis that acquiring positive outcomes from a traumatic event, such as HSCT, requires direct confrontation with the source of distress that was supported in the case of perceived growth but not in the case of actual growth.Conclusions. Retrospective measures such as the PTGI do not appear to assess actual pre- to post-HSCT change. HSCT seems more linked to psychological decline than to growth.

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“…Often, having experienced a high awareness of one's own mortality simultaneously triggers both positive life changes and a greater sense of hopelessness with the online information accessed. Other authors would give a methodological explanation to these outcomes: These would result from the use of PTGI as an assessment tool that, for some authors, may be less sensitive to discern between actual and illusory PTG in chronic illnesses like cancer.…”

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The role of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth on online information use in breast cancer survivors

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Posttraumatic stress symptoms and PTG show relationships with the amount of time spent online, the type of information accessed online, and the psychological impact of Internet use. Health professionals should prescribe online information according to the psychological response to cancer. There is a need for professional-led online resources to provide patients with timely information as well as support sites to facilitate psychological adjustment.

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Reducing reports of illusory posttraumatic growth: A revised version of the Stress-Related Growth Scale (SRGS-R).

Abstract: Our findings suggest the SRGS-R is less prone to reports of illusory growth. Improved measurement of posttraumatic growth is vital to our understanding of how individuals grow from traumatic or stressful experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record

Cited by 74 publications

References 44 publications

Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in an Epidemiological Sample of Chinese Earthquake Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis

Patterns of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in an Epidemiological Sample of Chinese Earthquake Survivors: A Latent Profile Analysis

Perceived and Actual Growth Following Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation: Longitudinal Evidence of Greater Decline than Growth

The role of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth on online information use in breast cancer survivors

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