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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ884939
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1532-5024
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Posttraumatic Growth and Depreciation as Independent Experiences and Predictors of Well-Being
Cann, Arnie; Calhoun, Lawrence G.; Tedeschi, Richard G.; Solomon, David T.
Journal of Loss and Trauma, v15 n3 p151-166 2010
Positive changes (posttraumatic growth [PTG]) and negative changes (posttraumatic depreciation [PTD]) were assessed using the PTGI-42 with persons reporting changes from a stressful event. PTG and PTD were uncorrelated, and PTG was much greater than PTD. PTG was positively related to disruption of core beliefs and recent deliberate rumination and negatively related to recent intrusive rumination. PTD was positively related to intrusive rumination. Quality of life and meaning in one's life were positively related to PTG, negatively related to PTD, and an interaction indicated that PTG moderated the impact of PTD on both, indicating that PTG and PTD may separately contribute to current well-being. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Stress Variables, Correlation, Beliefs, Well Being, College Students, Thinking Skills, Coping, Predictor Variables, Psychological Patterns, Individual Development, Influences, Violence, Grief, Injuries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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