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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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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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