Posttraumatic growth among spouses of combat veterans: Adaptive or maladaptive for adjustment?

作者：Dekel Sharon^*; Levin Yafit; Solomon Zahava

来源：Psychiatry Research, 2015, 230(2): 712-715.

DOI：10.1016/j.psychres.2015.09.018

• Posttraumatic growth
• Secondary traumatization
• Longitudinal study

We examined the relationship between posttraumatic growth (PTG) and distress in spouses of trauma survivors. A sample of spouses of combat veterans of the 1973 Yom Kippur War were assessed using questionnaires pertaining to PIG, depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress, in 2004 and 2011. Applying cross-lagged modeling strategy, higher PIG levels predicted higher depression and anxiety levels above and beyond initial distress. Thus, psychological growth in spouses of survivors appears to signify subsequent distress.

• 出版日期2015-12-15