A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory

Cann, Arnie; Calhoun, Lawrence G.; Tedeschi, Richard G.; Taku, Kanako; Vishnevsky, Tanya; Triplett, Kelli N.; Danhauer, Suzanne C.

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A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory

Cann, Arnie, Calhoun, Lawrence G., Tedeschi, Richard G., Taku, Kanako, Vishnevsky, Tanya, Triplett, Kelli N., Danhauer, Suzanne C.·2010·Anxiety, Stress, & Coping

DOI 10.1080/10615800903094273

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A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-SF) is described. A sample of 1351 adults who had completed the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) in previous studies provided the basis for item selection. The resulting 10-item form includes two items from each of the five subscales of the original PTGI, selected on the basis of loadings on the original factors and breadth of item content. A separate sample of 186 completed the short form of the scale (PTGI-SF). Confirmatory factor analyses on both data sets demonstrated a five-factor structure for the PTGI-short form (PTGI-SF) equivalent to that of the PTGI. Three studies of homogenous clinical samples (bereaved parents, intimate partner violence victims, and acute leukemia patients) demonstrated that the PTGI-SF yields relationships with other variables of interest that are equivalent to those found using the original form of the PTGI. A final study demonstrated that administering the 10 short-form items in a random order, rather than in the fixed context of the original scale, did not impact the performance of the PTGI-SF. Overall, these results indicate that the PTGI-SF could be substituted for the PTGI with little loss of information.

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The PTGI-SF measures the degree to which a person feels that they have achieved positive growth following a traumatic event.
“The Post‐Traumatic Growth Inventory‐ Short Form (PTGI‐SF; Cann et al., 2010) measures the degree to which a person feels that they have achieved positive growth following a traumatic event”
From Parenthood during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic: <scp>Post‐traumatic</scp> growth amongst university students (2023) · cites this paper as Cann et al., 2010
The PSGI-SF has an internal consistency coefficient of .86-.89.
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The PTGI can be substituted by the PTGI-SF with little loss of information.
“The PTGI can be substituted by the PTGI-SF with little loss of information [56].”
From Acceptance and commitment therapy versus mindfulness-based stress reduction for newly diagnosed head and neck cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial assessing efficacy for positive psychology, depression, anxiety, and quality of life (2022) · cites this paper as [56]
The PTGI-SF has shown good psychometric properties.
“The questionnaire has shown good psychometric properties [43].”
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“…levels of PTG in the overall sample, the mean levels of PTG reported in this study – i.e., 14.86 (SD = 12.86) and 11.23 (SD = 9.12) at Time 1 and Time 2, respectively – are lower than the mean PTG reported in another study that used the PTGI-SF (i.e., M = 17.54, SD = 12.54) (Celdrán et al., 2021).”
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Integrative Testimonial Therapy
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“The VRS, a demographic questionnaire, the 10-item Posttraumatic Growth Inventory Short Form (PTGI-SF; Cann et al., 2010), and the Professional Quality of Life scale (Pro-QOL III; Stamm, 2003) tapping compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction and burnout (e.g., “I avoid certain activities or…”
Method
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A short form of the expanded Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-X-SF).
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Authors: Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Taku, K., Vishnevsky, T., Triplett, K. N., & Danhauer, S. C.
Affiliations: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
Oakland University (US)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
Corresponding author: Cann, Arnie
ORCID: Tedeschi, Richard G.
Taku, Kanako
Triplett, Kelli N.
Danhauer, Suzanne C.
Venue: Anxiety, Stress, & Coping
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2010-02-03
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
Pages: 127-137
ISSN: 1061-5806 (ISSN-L)
1477-2205
DOI: 10.1080/10615800903094273
OpenAlex: W2148700339
Cited by: 789
References: 25
Citations by year: 2026: 72 · 2025: 84 · 2024: 74 · 2023: 111 · 2022: 97 · 2021: 71 · 2020: 67 · 2019: 38 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 31 · 2015: 25 · 2014: 27 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 4.24
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Anxiety Stress & Coping (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords: Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, short-form scale, posttraumatic growth, item selection, factor structure, bereaved parents, response order effects, psychometric validation
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bereavement, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Leukemia, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Psychological Tests, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Domestic Violence, Young Adult

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