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Posttraumatic growth, meaning in life, and life satisfaction in response to trauma

Triplett, Kelli N., Tedeschi, Richard G., Cann, Arnie, Calhoun, Lawrence G., Reeve, Charlie L.·2012·Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Abstract

A model of the processes leading to posttraumatic growth and to life satisfaction following exposure to trauma was tested. Two types of repeated thought, deliberate and intrusive, posttraumatic symptoms, posttraumatic growth, and meaning in life, were assessed as predictors of general life satisfaction. Challenges to core beliefs were shown to be related to both intrusive and deliberate rumination. The two forms of rumination were in turn differentially related to posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic distress. Distress and posttraumatic growth were independently and oppositely related to meaning in life and to life satisfaction. Overall, the best fitting model was supportive of proposed posttraumatic growth models. Additional exploratory analyses examined participant groupings, based of self-reported category of resolution of the traumatic experience, and differences supportive of proposed underlying processes were found.

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  • Attending to an existentially threatening experience may lead individuals to productively cope when individuals can perceive and can make use of resources that would allow them to restructure their core values and beliefs about the world, growing in ways that would offer renewed meaning in life and life satisfaction.

    “However, in line with conscious terror management processes, attending to an existentially threatening experience may lead individuals to productively cope when individuals can perceive and can make use of resources that would allow them to restructure their core values and beliefs about the world, growing in ways that would offer renewed meaning in life and life satisfaction [123,127].”

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Authors
Triplett, K. N., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., & Reeve, C. L.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
Venue
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Published
2012-07
Volume
4
Issue
4
Pages
400-410
ISSN
  • 1942-9681 (ISSN-L)
  • 1942-969X
OpenAlex
W1982727646
Cited by
449
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
17.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords
posttraumatic growth, meaning in life, life satisfaction, trauma exposure, rumination, intrusive rumination, deliberate rumination, posttraumatic stress symptoms, posttraumatic distress, core beliefs

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