A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth
The present study investigated whether unconditional positive self-regard (UPSR) is associated with subsequent posttraumatic growth (PTG) following the experience of a traumatic life event. A total of 143 participants completed an online questionnaire to assess the experience of traumatic life event...
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| author | Flanagan, Sarah Patterson, Tom G. Hume, Ian R. Joseph, Stephen |
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| description | The present study investigated whether unconditional positive self-regard (UPSR) is associated with subsequent posttraumatic growth (PTG) following the experience of a traumatic life event. A total of 143 participants completed an online questionnaire to assess the experience of traumatic life events, posttraumatic stress, well-being and UPSR (Time 1). Three months later, 76 of the participants completed measures of well-being and perceived PTG (Time 2). Analyses were conducted to test for association between UPSR at Time 1 and perceptions of PTG at Time 2. Results showed that higher UPSR at T1 was associated with higher perceived PTG at Time 2. To measure actual growth, individual differences in well-being were computed between Time 1 and Time 2. Results showed that higher UPSR at T1 was associated with higher actual PTG. Implications of these findings are discussed and future directions for research in this area considered. Specifically, results are consistent with a person-centered understanding of therapeutic approaches to the facilitation of PTG |
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| spelling | nottingham-320212020-05-04T17:13:47Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32021/ A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth Flanagan, Sarah Patterson, Tom G. Hume, Ian R. Joseph, Stephen The present study investigated whether unconditional positive self-regard (UPSR) is associated with subsequent posttraumatic growth (PTG) following the experience of a traumatic life event. A total of 143 participants completed an online questionnaire to assess the experience of traumatic life events, posttraumatic stress, well-being and UPSR (Time 1). Three months later, 76 of the participants completed measures of well-being and perceived PTG (Time 2). Analyses were conducted to test for association between UPSR at Time 1 and perceptions of PTG at Time 2. Results showed that higher UPSR at T1 was associated with higher perceived PTG at Time 2. To measure actual growth, individual differences in well-being were computed between Time 1 and Time 2. Results showed that higher UPSR at T1 was associated with higher actual PTG. Implications of these findings are discussed and future directions for research in this area considered. Specifically, results are consistent with a person-centered understanding of therapeutic approaches to the facilitation of PTG Taylor & Francis 2015-07-02 Article PeerReviewed Flanagan, Sarah, Patterson, Tom G., Hume, Ian R. and Joseph, Stephen (2015) A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth. Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies, 14 (3). pp. 191-200. ISSN 1752-9182 Posttraumatic growth unconditional positive self-regard longitudinal http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14779757.2015.1047960 doi:10.1080/14779757.2015.1047960 doi:10.1080/14779757.2015.1047960 |
| spellingShingle | Posttraumatic growth unconditional positive self-regard longitudinal Flanagan, Sarah Patterson, Tom G. Hume, Ian R. Joseph, Stephen A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth |
| title | A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth |
| title_full | A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth |
| title_fullStr | A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth |
| title_full_unstemmed | A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth |
| title_short | A longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth |
| title_sort | longitudinal investigation of the relationship between unconditional positive self-regard and posttraumatic growth |
| topic | Posttraumatic growth unconditional positive self-regard longitudinal |
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