Posttraumatic Growth and Depreciation as Independent Experiences and Predictors of Well-Being
Abstract
Positive changes (posttraumatic growth [PTG]) and negative changes (posttraumatic depreciation [PTD]) were assessed using the PTGI-42 with persons reporting changes from a stressful event. PTG and PTD were uncorrelated, and PTG was much greater than PTD. PTG was positively related to disruption of core beliefs and recent deliberate rumination and negatively related to recent intrusive rumination. PTD was positively related to intrusive rumination. Quality of life and meaning in one's life were positively related to PTG, negatively related to PTD, and an interaction indicated that PTG moderated the impact of PTD on both, indicating that PTG and PTD may separately contribute to current well-being.
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PTG and PTD are independent constructs.
“PTG and PTD are now widely established as independent constructs [9, 18].”
From The coexistence and trajectories of posttraumatic growth and depreciation: a 36-month longitudinal qualitative narrative analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [9]
PTG and PTD represent independent processes rather than opposite ends of a single continuum.
“This corroborates the assertion that PTG and PTD represent independent processes rather than opposite ends of a single continuum [9, 13].”
From The coexistence and trajectories of posttraumatic growth and depreciation: a 36-month longitudinal qualitative narrative analysis (2026) · cites this paper as [9]
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- Authors
- Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., & Solomon, D. T.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cann, Arnie
- Venue
- Journal of Loss and Trauma
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-04-30
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 151-166
- ISSN
- 1532-5024 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-5032
- OpenAlex
- W2054673739
- Semantic Scholar
- aac109bd49bea5c698b9137760e4e577a6b0751a
- Cited by
- 233
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 14 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 7.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Loss and Trauma (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, well-being, quality of life, meaning in life, rumination, intrusive rumination, deliberate rumination, core beliefs, life events
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