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A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory
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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 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”
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“The internal consistency coefficient of the questionnaire is.86 -.89 (66).”
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“The PTGI can be substituted by the PTGI-SF with little loss of information [56].”
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“Using the same measurement scale (PTGI-SF), our sample reported a similar mean score in PTG with dental practitioners in Israel, France, and Canada (Uzil et al., 2021), psychotherapists in the United States (Aafjies-van Doorn, Bekes, Luo, Prout, & Hoffman, 2021), and nurses working in the Australian acute care sector…”
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Substance use among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
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Social group connections support mental health following wildfire
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“The 10-item Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory–Short Form (PTGI) [57] assessed positive personal changes after the traumatic event, e.g., “I changed my priorities about what is important in life” rated from 0 (I did not experience this) to 5 (A very great degree) (sum score 0–50; α = 0.93).”
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“Two versions exist for this scale, the 10-item one [83] and the 8-item one [43].”
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“Personal Growth was assessed with the short form of the posttraumatic growth inventory (PTGI), consisting of 10 items rated on a six-point scale (11⁄4 ‘I did not experience this chance’ to 61⁄4 ‘I experienced this change to a great degree’) (Cann et al., 2010; Maercker & Langner, 2001).”
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“According to Tedeschi and Calhun (1995) no time reference is needed. e PTGI-SF consists of �ve subscales, which represent the proposed domains of positive changes aer trauma [12]; questions are answered on a 6-point Likert scale (0—”
MethodInfluentialBlix, I., Birkeland, M. S., Hansen, M. B., & Heir, T. (2014) · Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy · doi:10.1037/tra0000006 · Cited by 35
“The PTGI-SF (Cann et al., 2010) was used to measure the degree of perceived positive change experienced after a traumatic event.”
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“The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form (PTGI-SF; Cann et al., 2010) is an adapted version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI; Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996), which retrospectively assesses the extent to which individuals are successful in reconstructing or strengthening their perceptions of themselves, othe…”
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Kunz, S., Joseph, S., Geyh, S., & Peter, C. (2017) · Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy · doi:10.1037/tra0000164 · Cited by 34
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“This 10-item scale assesses the experience of positive change resulting from traumatic events [33]: It includes five factors: personal strength, spiritual change, new possibilities in life, appreciation of life, and relating to others.”
The role of post-traumatic growth in promoting healthy behavior for couples coping with cancer
Lim, J. (2018) · Supportive Care in Cancer · doi:10.1007/s00520-018-4359-y · Cited by 34
Lowe, S. R., James, P., Arcaya, M. C., Vale, M. D., Rhodes, J. E., Rich-Edwards, J. W., Roberts, A. L., & Koenen, K. C. (2020) · Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy · doi:10.1037/tra0000554 · Cited by 37
“—PTG was assessed using the 10-item Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form (PTGI-SF), which has previously documented evidence of reliability and internal consistency (Cann et al., 2010).”
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“Age (mean, range) 56 (25-75) 52 (24-73) 0.”
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“Fourth, the PTGI-SF, which was used to assess pandemic-related PTG in the current study, does not allow one to assess PTG depreciation or negative changes that may happen after a trauma (Cann et al., 2010; Taku et al., 2021).”
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“It is also easy to do with the recent creation of the 10 item Posttraumatic Growth Instrument Short Form assessment instrument (Cann et al., 2010).”
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“Cann et al. (2010) have reported that the PTGI-SF can be substituted for the longer PTGI with little loss of information.”
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“PTG was measured using the 10‐item Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI‐SF).(27) Participants rated their agreement with items as a result of their cancer diagnosis on a 6‐point scale ranging from, (0) I did not experience this change to (5) I experienced this change to a very great degree.”
MethodPredictors of post‐traumatic psychological growth in the late years after lung transplantation
Fox, K. R., Posluszny, D. M., DiMartini, A. F., Dabbs, A. D., Rosenberger, E. M., Zomak, R. A., Bermudez, C. A., & Dew, M. A. (2014) · Clinical Transplantation · doi:10.1111/ctr.12301 · Cited by 33
“PTG was assessed with the 10-item Posttraumatic Growth Inventory– Short Form (PTGI-SF) (28).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialPosttraumatic growth and posttraumatic stress – a network analysis among Syrian and Iraqi refugees
Kangaslampi, S., Peltonen, K., & Hall, J. (2022) · European Journal of Psychotraumatology · doi:10.1080/20008066.2022.2117902 · Cited by 32
“Some of the strongest links identi fi ed do correspond to the factor structure originally suggested for the PTGI-SF measure (Cann et al., 2010), especially the factors of relating to others and appreciating life.”
Self-Compassion as a Resource of Resilience
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“Post-traumatic growth PTG was assessed using the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory Short Form (PTGI-SF; Cann et al., 2010).”
MethodPerceived and actual posttraumatic growth in religiousness and spirituality following disasters
Davis, E. B., Tongeren, D. R. V., McElroy‐Heltzel, S. E., Davis, D. E., Rice, K. G., Hook, J. N., Aten, J. D., Park, C. L., Shannonhouse, L., & Lemke, A. W. (2019) · Journal of Personality · doi:10.1111/jopy.12537 · Cited by 37
“R/S = religious/spiritual; C-PTGI-SF = “Current standing”Posttraumatic Growth Inventory–Short Form; PTG = posttraumatic growth; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient.”
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“PTG PTG was measured using the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form (PTGI-SF; [11]).”
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“93).(24) The Malay version of the PTGI-SF was validated in Malaysian cancer patients with Cronbach’s a of 0.”
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“Also, some items of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory were not clear if the changes after traumatic experiences were positive or negative; thus, those items were modified.”
BackgroundResultInfluentialMcGuire, A. P., Fogle, B. M., Tsai, J., Southwick, S. M., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2021) · Journal of Psychiatric Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.020 · Cited by 30
“Perceived social support Score on 5-item version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale (Amstadter et al., 2010; Sherbourne & Stewart, 1991) Loneliness Brief Loneliness Scale (adapted from UCLA Loneliness Scale) Attachment style Endorsement of secure attachment (response a) to the following question: “Plea…”
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A bifactor model of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory
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“The final draft was developed in English and later translated into the languages of the other participating countries (i.e., German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Polish, Czech, and Turkish) using a forwardbackward-forward translation procedure.”
MethodInfluentialPredictors of posttraumatic growth 10–11 months after a fatal earthquake.
Achterhof, R., Dorahy, M. J., Rowlands, A., Renouf, C., Britt, E., & Carter, J. D. (2017) · Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy · doi:10.1037/tra0000286 · Cited by 35
“Three items from the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory–Short Form were used to define PTG to keep the survey at a manageable length (Cann et al., 2010).”
MethodInfluentialSultani, G., Heinsch, M., Wilson, J. W., Pallas, P., Tickner, C., & KAY‐LAMBKIN, F. J. (2023) · Trauma Violence & Abuse · doi:10.1177/15248380231163641 · Cited by 45
“Furthermore, it is important to consider that refugees may be operating from varying baselines levels of trauma, which may have influenced the findings relating to PTG and PTSD. Cann et al. (2010b) found that those who have had their core beliefs disrupted by trauma experienced higher levels of PTG than those whose co…”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialComplicated Grief and Post-Traumatic Growth in Traumatically Bereaved Siblings and Close Friends
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“Also, the coefficient alphas for the five factors were all above acceptable levels and were as follows: Relating to Others ¼ 0.68, New Possibilities ¼ 0.77, Personal Strength ¼ 0.74, Spiritual Change ¼ 0.80, and Appreciation of Life ¼ 0.68 (Cann et al., 2010).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialAlsubaie, M. K., Dolezal, M., Sheikh, I. S., Rosencrans, P., Walker, R. S., Zoellner, L. A., & Bentley, J. (2021) · Mental Health, Religion & Culture · doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.1973978 · Cited by 28
“The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory – Short Form (PTGI-SF; Cann et al., 2010) is a 10-item measure that queries growth experiences following trauma (e.g.., “I changed my priorities about what is important in life”).”
BackgroundMenculini, G., Tortorella, A. A. V., Albert, U., Carmassi, C., Carrà, G., Cirulli, F., Dell’Osso, B. M., Luciano, M., Nanni, M. G., Pompili, M., et al. (2021) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci11111413 · Cited by 28
“Items are scored on a 6-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating higher levels of post-traumatic growth [58].”
BackgroundPorro, B., Campone, M., Moreau, P., & Roquelaure, Y. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19095124 · Cited by 29
Collazo‐Castiñeira, P., Rodríguez‐Rey, R., Garrido‐Hernansaiz, H., & Collado, S. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.985879 · Cited by 31
“Instruments used at T2 (July 2020) Post-traumatic growth inventory-short form The Post-traumatic growth inventory-short form (PTGISF; Tedeschi and Calhoun, 1996; Cann et al., 2010) is a 10item self-report derived from Tedeschi and Calhoun’s original 21-item version (1996) that evaluates PTG (e.”
MethodOnline engagement, resilience, and loneliness among older people during the COVID-19 pandemic
Zhang, K., Burr, J. A., Mutchler, J. E., & Lu, J. (2023) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116026 · Cited by 30
Kehl, D., Knuth, D., Hulse, L. M., & Schmidt, S. (2014) · Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy · doi:10.1037/a0037954 · Cited by 28
Baños, R. M., Garcés-Iniesta, J. J., Miragall, M., Herrero, R., Vara, M. D., & Soria‐Olivas, E. (2021) · Journal of Happiness Studies · doi:10.1007/s10902-021-00469-z · Cited by 27
“2.3.4.1 Post‑traumatic Growth The short form of the Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-SF; Cann et al., 2010; Cárdenas et al., 2015) contains 10 items that measure the extent to which individuals report positive life changes in the aftermath of a major life crisis.”
BackgroundInfluentialJaafar, N. R. N., Hamid, N. A., Hamdan, N. A., Rajandram, R. K., Mahadevan, R., Yunus, M. R. M., ZAKARIA, R. H., Shariff, N. M., Hami, R. B., Isa, S., et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.920691 · Cited by 27
Khoury-Malhame, M. E., Sfeir, M., Hallit, S. R., & Sawma, T. (2023) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-022-04159-8 · Cited by 27
“(Cann et al., 2010).”
Snaman, J. M., Mazzola, E., Helton, G., Feifer, D., Morris, S. E., Clark, L., Baker, J. N., & Wolfe, J. (2023) · JCO Oncology Practice · doi:10.1200/op.22.00538 · Cited by 26
Tobin, J. L., Allem, J.-P., Slaughter, R. I., Unger, J. B., Hamilton, A. S., & Milam, J. E. (2017) · Journal of Psychosocial Oncology · doi:10.1080/07347332.2017.1365799 · Cited by 28
Canevello, A., Hall, J., & Walsh, J. I. (2022) · Emotion · doi:10.1037/emo0000803 · Cited by 27
Greene, T. (2018) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.05.008 · Cited by 27
Huh, H. J., Kim, K. H., Lee, H.-K., & Chae, J. (2020) · Psychiatry Investigation · doi:10.30773/pi.2019.0291 · Cited by 30
Pacheco, E., Bártolo, A., Rodrigues, F. P., Pereira, A., Duarte, J., & da Silva, C. F. (2021) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/0033294119875598 · Cited by 26
Schon, J. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108909716 · Cited by 26
Post-traumatic Growth: The Roles of the Sense of Entitlement, Gratitude and hope
Confino, D., Einav, M., & Margalit, M. (2023) · International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology · doi:10.1007/s41042-023-00102-9 · Cited by 28
Currier, J. M., Holland, J. M., Rozalski, V., Thompson, K. L., Rojas-Flores, L., & Herrera, S. (2013) · International Journal of Stress Management · doi:10.1037/a0033985 · Cited by 27
“The 10-item short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGISF; Cann et al., 2010) was translated into Spanish to assess teachers’ perceptions of PTG.”
MethodAssociations of resilience and hope with mental and physical health among firefighters
Senger, A. R., McGrew, S. J., Gallagher, M. W., & Vujanovic, A. A. (2023) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/jclp.23534 · Cited by 25
Palgi, Y., Dicker‐Oren, S. D., & Greene, T. (2020) · Anxiety Stress & Coping · doi:10.1080/10615806.2020.1755818 · Cited by 25
And Still I Rise: Resilience Factors Contributing to Posttraumatic Growth in African American Women
Mushonga, D. R., Rasheem, S., & Anderson, D. (2020) · Journal of Black Psychology · doi:10.1177/0095798420979805 · Cited by 26
“The interview guide drew from the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory–Short Form (PTGI-SF), which was derived from the PTGI (Cann et al., 2010).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialJaafar, N. R. N., Hamid, N. A., Hamdan, N. A., Rajandram, R. K., Mahadevan, R., Yunus, M. R. M., ZAKARIA, R. H., & Abdullah, M. F. I. L. B. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.716674 · Cited by 28
Latent classes of posttraumatic stress and growth
Birkeland, M. S., Hafstad, G. S., Blix, I., & Heir, T. (2014) · Anxiety Stress & Coping · doi:10.1080/10615806.2014.956097 · Cited by 26
“Posttraumatic growth was measured by a short form of the posttraumatic growth inventory (PTGI-SF; Cann et al., 2010), which is a 10-item questionnaire that assesses the degree of perceived positive change experienced after a traumatic event.”
MethodRoland, A. G., Currier, J. M., Rojas-Flores, L., & Herrera, S. (2013) · Anxiety Stress & Coping · doi:10.1080/10615806.2013.835402 · Cited by 25
“Cann et al. (2010) found this condensed version of the PTGI to be equivalent to the original instrument and reported alphas ranging from 0.86 to 0.89.”
MethodInfluentialPredictors of Posttraumatic Growth in Adults Bereaved by Suicide
Drapeau, C. W., Lockman, J. D., Moore, M. M., & Cerel, J. (2018) · Crisis · doi:10.1027/0227-5910/a000556 · Cited by 28
Fields, L., Valdez, C. E., Richmond, C., Murphy, M. J., Halloran, M., Boccellari, A., & Shumway, M. (2020) · Journal of Trauma & Dissociation · doi:10.1080/15299732.2020.1770149 · Cited by 24
“Posttraumatic growth PTG was assessed using the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form (PTGI-SF; Cann et al., 2010).”
BackgroundMethodAdaptation and Resilience: How Pro-democracy Protesters Respond to Autocratisation in Hong Kong
Lee, F. L. F., Yuen, S., & Tang, G. K. Y. (2024) · Journal of Contemporary Asia · doi:10.1080/00472336.2024.2424173 · Cited by 27
“While the original inventory of questions is much longer, a shortened form developed by the same group of authors was used (Cann et al. 2010).”
Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in NICU Nurses
Beck, C. T., & Casavant, S. G. (2019) · Advances in Neonatal Care · doi:10.1097/anc.0000000000000689 · Cited by 27
Translation and Adaptation of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form into Persian
Amiri, H., Rezapour, M., Nekoei‐Moghadam, M., & Nakhaee, N. (2020) · The Open Psychology Journal · doi:10.2174/1874350102013010326 · Cited by 24
Growth after Trauma: The Role of Self-Compassion following Hurricane Harvey
Yuhan, J., Wang, D., Canada, A. L., & Schwartz, J. (2021) · Trauma Care · doi:10.3390/traumacare1020011 · Cited by 26
“The PTGI-SF is an 11-item self-report measure used to assess the perceived changes following a traumatic event [30].”
MethodEames, C., & O’Connor, D. (2022) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0272036 · Cited by 37
“, 2011), the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form (Cann et al., 2010), and”
BackgroundPost-Traumatic Growth and Resilience among Hospitalized COVID-19 Survivors: A Gendered Analysis
Adjorlolo, S., Adjorlolo, P. K., Andoh–Arthur, J., Ahiable, E. K., Kretchy, I. A., & Osafo, J. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph191610014 · Cited by 29
“Posttraumatic Growth Inventory Short Form (PTGI-SF) is a 10-item scale [42] derived from the 21-item Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory [12].”
MethodMüller, M., Baillés, E., Blanch, J., Torres, X., Rousaud, A., Cañizares, S., Teruel, M. C., Conti, C. M., Dunne, P. J., Stănculete, M. F., et al. (2022) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111102 · Cited by 24
“In addition to the variables reported here, the questionnaires contained items measuring perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale, PSS-4) [34], anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, GAD-2), and depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-2) [35], as well as post-traumatic growth (Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, PG…”
MethodPost-Traumatic Growth Leadership: Mitigating Stress in a High-Risk Occupation
Wood, M. D., Walker, T., Adler, A. B., & Crouch, C. L. (2020) · Occupational Health Science · doi:10.1007/s41542-019-00052-2 · Cited by 25
Bakaitytė, A., Kaniušonytė, G., Truskauskaitė‐Kunevičienė, I., & Žukauskienė, R. (2020) · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · doi:10.1177/0886260520920864 · Cited by 25
Loss in the Life Story: Remembering Death and Illness Across Adulthood
Mroz, E. L., Bluck, S., Sharma, S., & Liao, H. (2019) · Psychological Reports · doi:10.1177/0033294119854175 · Cited by 23
“The brief, nine-item version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (Cann et al., 2010) was completed in relation to narration of each of the three memories.”
MethodCan we do more than “bounce back”? Transilience in the face of climate change risks
Nasi, V. L., Jans, L., & Steg, L. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101947 · Cited by 25
“The remaining dimensions were Relating to Others and Spiritual Growth (Cann et al., 2010), which we consider outside the scope of the present paper. perceptions may not only regard ways to reduce and avoid the harm of climate change, but also ways to exploit beneficial opportunities.”
Disease Profiling for Computerized Peer Support of Ménière's Disease
Rasku, J., Pyykkö, I. V., Levo, H., Kentala, E. L., & Manchaiah, V. K. C. (2015) · JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies · doi:10.2196/rehab.4109 · Cited by 23
“A short form of the post-traumatic growth inventory (PTGI-SF) [24] was used to assess improvements caused by the program.”
InfluentialKirkner, A., Relyea, M., & Ullman, S. E. (2016) · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · doi:10.1177/0886260516670882 · Cited by 23
Long, A. C., Kross, E. K., & Curtis, J. R. (2016) · Current Opinion in Critical Care · doi:10.1097/mcc.0000000000000360 · Cited by 24
“Tools currently used to assess positive adaptations include the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory short form [76], the Perceived Benefits Scale [77], and the Personal Gain Scale [78,79] that was recently used in an observational study of caregivers of critically ill patients [36 && ].”
MethodZhao, C., Zhao, Z., Levin, M. E., Lai, L., Shi, C., Hu, J., Chen, W., & Ren, Z. (2023) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104440 · Cited by 22
Veronese, G., & Pepe, A. (2019) · Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development · doi:10.1080/07481756.2018.1547618 · Cited by 22
Metadata
- 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
- 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
- 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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