What predicts personal growth following a deployment? An examination of National Guard soldiers through the lens of posttraumatic growth

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Adam M. Farero ◽  
Adrian J. Blow ◽  
Ryan P. Bowles ◽  
Lisa (Gorman) Ufer ◽  
Michelle Kees ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
National Guard

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION OF GRIEVING FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEIR RESOCIALIZATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Olena Kostyuk ◽  
Olena Boychuk
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Activism ◽  
Negative Behavior ◽  
Psychological Science ◽  
Social Rehabilitation ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
National University

Abstract. Introduction. Personal development in competitive and adverseconditions gives us plenty of examples that show negative behavior andincapability of making peace between nations. The situation in the world todayconfirms the previous statement, Ukraine suffers more than many other countriesbecause of the powerful neighbor from the East who forces our country to accepthis conditions. The war in Eastern Ukraine is the consequence of this irrationaland atavistic tendency. We are the victims of the aggravation between twodialectic processes of social activism: disconnection (destructive situations, ATO,loss of a family member, family break up, heightened level of aggression in thecommunity) connection (constructive and creative appearances, adaptation inconditions of forced immigration, posttraumatic growth, resocialization afterovercoming trauma, tendency for reconciliation, personal growth in a newprofession).This is the reality that requires psychological science and practice to find quickand accurate answers because the goal is to save people's mental health in militaryand mobilization conditions.Purpose. The main goal of the research is to generalize the information aboutpsychological features of the people who have experienced loss. Also to spot thestages of women's post-loss resocialization and factors that have a positive impacton that resocialization.Methodology. The authors of this paper made research on the psychologicalfeatures of the people who have experienced loss due to military situation in theEast of Ukraine and who need psychotherapy to help the process ofresocialization. Conclusions. The facts stated in the paper that helped to analyze the situationwere received during work in the period of 2015-2018 at the center of psycho-social rehabilitation at National University of "Kyiv Mohyla Academy". 5370people have addressed to the center to get help during this period. 1414 of themhave gotten individual consultations, 3953 have participated in group therapies.

scholarly journals Attitude to Support the Child's Subjective Position and Posttraumatic Growth in Parents of Children with Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
A.B. Kholmogorova ◽  
A.I. Sergienko ◽  
A.A. Gerasimova
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
The World ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth Inventory ◽  
Position Questionnaire

The paper considers the birth of a child with disability as a crisis and traumatic situation for parents. It focuses on the importance of cooperative orientation in the upbringing process, both for the child’s mental health and social adaptation and for overcoming the crisis and making post-traumatic personal growth in the parents possible. We present results of the validation of the ‘Parental Support of the Disabled Child’s Subjective Position’ questionnaire aimed at identifying the parent’s attitude to recognise and support the child’s independence and constructive initiative in various activities and provide him with the necessary assistance in his zone of proximal development. The factor structure was tested on a sample of 201 subjects (mothers of children with mental disabilities) aged 25 to 50 years (average age 39.6 years) by means of confirmatory factor analysis. As a result, a version that included one scale of 12 points was substantiated (Cronbach alpha 0.8). Converged validity was assessed on a sample of 107 subjects (mothers of children with disabilities) using the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory by R. Tedeschi and L. Calhoun in the adaptation by M.Sh. Magomed-Eminova and the World Assumptions Scale by R. Janoff-Bulman in the adaptation of O.A. Kravtsova. A positive relationship was found between the indicators of the ‘Parental Support of the Disabled Child’s Subjective Position’ questionnaire and the indicators of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, as well as with the basic assumptions concerning the benevolence of the world, self worth and the ability to handle emerging problems. It was also revealed that more emotionally stable parents (with low scores on the Beck Depression Inventory) support their child's subjective position more frequently. The findings are illustrated by excerpts from structural interviews with mothers of children with disabilities.

Evaluating Art Therapy to Heal the Effects of Trauma Among Refugee Youth

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra Rowe ◽  
Rose Watson-Ormond ◽  
Lacey English ◽  
Hillary Rubesin ◽  
Ashley Marshall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Refugee Youth

Background. Art therapy uses the creative process to encourage personal growth and alleviate symptoms of mental illness. The Art Therapy Institute provides programs for refugee adolescents from Burma to decrease their trauma-related symptoms. This article describes and discusses the methods and findings from an evaluation of this program. The challenges of assessing art therapy with this population and assessment tool gaps are explored and suggestions for future evaluations discussed. Method. Four validated clinical assessment tools were administered to 30 participants at baseline and follow-up to measure symptoms of anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems. Focus group discussions with clinicians were used to assess the evaluation. Results. Nearly all participants had experienced one or more traumatic events. At baseline, results showed a higher prevalence of depression than national rates among adolescents. Follow-up results showed improvements in anxiety and self-concept. Qualitative findings suggest that specific benefits of art therapy were not adequately captured with the tools used. Discussion. This evaluation showed some effects of art therapy; however, symptom-focused assessment tools are not adequate to capture clients’ growth resulting from the traumatic experience and this unique intervention. Future evaluations will benefit by using an art-based assessment and measuring posttraumatic growth.

The post-traumatic growth: The wisdom of the mind, its clinical and neuropsychoanalytic vicissitudes

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S568-S568
Author(s):  
I. Rozentsvit
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Relational History ◽  
Inside Out

The purpose of this symposium is to bring awareness about and to promote knowledge of the phenomenon of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and its neurobiological mechanisms. The other purpose is to explore neuro-psycho-education as an important tool in understanding trauma and in promoting PTG.The idea of PTG was pioneered by Calhoun and Tedeschi (1999), who addressed positive psychological change (as they compared it with the “mind's wisdom”), which occurs in some individuals after trauma. PTG happens in the context of and despite of processing traumatic pain and loss. This phenomenon includes five main factors: relating to others with greater compassion; finding new possibilities, personal strength, spiritual change, and a deeper appreciation of life.Both neuropsychoanalysis and neuro-psycho-education offer us the knowledge of neurobiology and its mechanisms of “action” (such as neuroplasticity, neurointegration, mind-body integration, connectomes, ‘triune brain’, ‘bottom up processing’ and ‘top-down regulation’, etc.) and help modern mental health practitioners to understand their clients from “inside out”: to read the cues of their underlying (and not verbalized) patterns of being; to access their undisclosed, untold, emotional-relational history; to understand how this history shapes the present; to appreciate one's unique personal growth, even in the aftermath of trauma, and to understand mindfulness and mentalization as two powerful healing processes which play significant role in PTG.Both neuropsychoanalysis and neuro-psycho-education also help clinicians to be in touch with and to regulate our own emotions and somatic responses to a “difficult client”, while maintaining “benevolent curiosity” and empathic stance.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

Challenged and changed: Quiet ego and posttraumatic growth in mothers raising children with autism spectrum disorder

Autism ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 607-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi A Wayment ◽  
Rosemary Al-Kire ◽  
Kristina Brookshire
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Network Member ◽  
Quiet Ego

Posttraumatic growth theory posits that when life circumstances are perceived as stressful, secondary appraisal processes can be recruited in ways to facilitate both coping efforts and personal growth. Using a mixed-methods approach, we found mothers’ most challenging experiences involved child behavior (e.g. aggression, communication, and social issues) and psychosocial impacts (e.g. lack of social support, perceived judgment of others, perceived loss, and personal distress). Descriptions of most rewarding experiences reflect posttraumatic growth frameworks including constructive perceptions about themselves, life, and their relationships as well as evidence for what Maercker and Zoellner call illusory types of posttraumatic growth. Quantitative data were subjected to a hierarchical regression analysis for self-reported posttraumatic growth and included mothers’ demographics, child functioning, and psychosocial measures. As predicted, posttraumatic growth was positively associated with social support from mothers’ most important network member and quiet ego characteristics, a type of eudaimonic motivation. Contrary to expectation, neither autism spectrum disorder–related rumination nor time since diagnosis (or their interaction) was associated with posttraumatic growth. Discussion focuses on the practical implications of our findings that posttraumatic growth-related coping includes both constructive and illusory forms and the importance of social support and eudaimonic motivation in facilitating positive forms of secondary coping.

scholarly journals Resilience, Coping Strategies and Posttraumatic Growth in the Workplace Following COVID-19: A Narrative Review on the Positive Aspects of Trauma

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9453
Author(s):  
Georgia Libera Finstad ◽  
Gabriele Giorgi ◽  
Lucrezia Ginevra Lulli ◽  
Caterina Pandolfi ◽  
Giulia Foti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Adaptive Coping

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a traumatic event that has profoundly changed working conditions with detrimental consequences for workers’ health, in particular for the healthcare population directly involved in addressing the emergency. Nevertheless, previous research has demonstrated that traumatic experiences can also lead to positive reactions, stimulating resilience and feelings of growth. The aim of this narrative review is to investigate the positive aspects associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the possible health prevention and promotion strategies by analyzing the available scientific evidence. In particular, we focus on the constructs of resilience, coping strategies and posttraumatic growth (PTG). A literature search was performed on the PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Psycinfo databases. Forty-six articles were included in the literature synthesis. Psychological resilience is a fundamental variable for reducing and preventing the negative psychological effects of the pandemic and is associated with lower levels of depression, anxiety and burnout. At the individual and organizational level, resilience plays a crucial role in enhancing wellbeing in healthcare and non-healthcare workers. Connected to resilience, adaptive coping strategies are essential for managing the emergency and work-related stress. Several positive factors influencing resilience have been highlighted in the development of PTG. At the same time, high levels of resilience and positive coping strategies can enhance personal growth. Considering the possible long-term coexistence and consequences of COVID-19, organizational interventions should aim to improve workers’ adaptive coping skills, resilience and PTG in order to promote wellbeing.

Fruits of Trauma?

Crisis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda M. Moore ◽  
Julie Cerel ◽  
David A. Jobes
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Suicide Bereavement ◽  
Moderate Range ◽  
Suicide Bereaved

Abstract. Background: While there is evidence that suicide-bereaved individuals may be at higher risk for trauma-related outcomes, such as posttraumatic stress disorder or prolonged grief, positive psychology suggests that suicide bereavement may also promote personal growth within the confines of distress characterized as posttraumatic growth (PTG). Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate PTG and what variables, such as reflective rumination, resilience, personality variables, and mood states, contribute to PTG among suicide-bereaved parents. Method: Online survey methods were employed using a convenience sample of 154 parents bereaved by the suicide death of their child within 2 years. Results: Multiple regression analyses revealed that resilience inversely predicted PTG scores, but reflective rumination did not predict PTG. PTG scores were in the low–moderate range and were lower than those of parents bereaved by other causes of death. Items endorsed most strongly corresponded to the PTG factors Relating to Others, Spiritual Change, and Appreciation of Life. Conclusion: In this study, PTG manifests among suicide-bereaved parents, but may be complicated by the proximity to the death and by concurrent brooding and reflective rumination unique to answering the question of “why” in this population.

Resiliency and Posttraumatic Growth Among Army National Guard Soldiers

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph D. Looney ◽  
Wilber J. Scott ◽  
David R. Mccone ◽  
Lisa Sayegh ◽  
Robert J. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Army National Guard

The Experience of Stress and Personal Growth Among Grandparents of Children With and Without Intellectual Disability

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liora Findler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Experience Of Stress ◽  
Self Differentiation ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Children With Intellectual Disability

Abstract The aim of this research was to examine the contribution of internal and external resources to stress and personal growth among grandparents of children with and without an intellectual disability. Ninety-four grandparents of children with intellectual disability and 105 grandparents of children without intellectual disability completed the following scales: Multidimensional Experience of Grandparenthood; Multidimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support, Level of Differentiation of Self Scale, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Results indicate that group differences are reflected in higher negative emotions among grandparents of children without intellectual disability. In addition, both stress and growth are related to better health, lower level of education, family cohesiveness, and negative emotions. However, whereas stress is associated with the internal resource of self-differentiation, the external resource of social support, and the cost of grandparenthood, growth is associated with gender and the symbolic and behavioral aspects of the grandparenting role. This study aimed to correct the nearly exclusive focus in the literature on negativity, stress, and the burden of grandparenting children with intellectual disability, as well as to test the pervasive assumption that the absence of disability results in an almost entirely positive grandparenting experience with nearly no negative affect.

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