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dc.contributor.authorMorris, Bronwyn Anne
dc.contributor.authorShakespeare-Finch, Jane
dc.contributor.authorRieck, Murray
dc.contributor.authorNewbury, Jasmine
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-28
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-29T23:16:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-02T00:06:04Z
dc.date.available2017-03-02T00:06:04Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2014-09-29T23:16:46Z
dc.identifier.issn1573-6598
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jts.20067
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/63252
dc.description.abstractRecent trauma literature has supported a philosophical shift from a pathogenic to a salutogenic paradigm in which the focus is on positive, as well as negative, posttrauma changes; however, empirical knowledge exploring the different domains of positive change or posttraumatic growth (PTG) is scarce. The present study investigated the multidimensionality of PTG in Australian undergraduate students (N = 219). Results indicated five factors for the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, and moderate levels of PTG. Trauma severity was found to significantly predict PTG in addition to a positive correlation between PTG and negative posttrauma effects. While not negating negative effects of traumatic experiences, this area of traumatology research has important implications for redefining the "victims" of trauma as individuals capable of positive change rather than merely surviving.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.publisherWiley
dc.publisher.placeUSA
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom575
dc.relation.ispartofpageto585
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Traumatic Stress
dc.relation.ispartofvolume18
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170106
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleMultidimensional nature of posttraumatic growth in an Australian population
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codec1x
gro.facultyGriffith Health Faculty
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMorris, Bronwyn A.


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