This meta-analytic study examines the role of facilitation variable group(cognitive, affective, self related, and support-base related variable group) and inhibition variable group(cognitive, affective variable group) in contributing to posttraumatic ...
This meta-analytic study examines the role of facilitation variable group(cognitive, affective, self related, and support-base related variable group) and inhibition variable group(cognitive, affective variable group) in contributing to posttraumatic growth. Results from 115 studies showed that all of facilitation variables and affective inhibition variable group yielded significant effect sizes. Cognitive variable group, support-base variable group, self related variable group, affective variable group of facilitation variable group produced large effect sizes. affective inhibition variable group was moderately related to posttraumatic growth. Cognitive inhibition variable group yielded nonsignificant effect sizes. Moderator analyses showed that effect sizes differ according to the study design(sampling of the trauma survivor vs. assignment of the sample who separated by the questionnaire), the type of trauma events, the female rate of the sample and the age group of the sample. Study design was significant moderators of total facilitation, cognitive facilitation and support-base facilitation variable group. trauma type and age group were significant moderators of support-base facilitation, total inhibition and affective inhibition variable group, whereas female rate significantly moderated the effect total inhibition and cognitive inhibition variable group. Implications and suggestions for research and interventions on posttraumatic growth are also discussed.