This study provides variables related to Posttraumatic Growth. Cognitive processing is considered one of the most important factors in reducing posttraumatic symptoms as well as to increasing one’s perception of positive gains from the traumatic exp...
This study provides variables related to Posttraumatic Growth. Cognitive processing is considered one of the most important factors in reducing posttraumatic symptoms as well as to increasing one’s perception of positive gains from the traumatic experience. Posttraumatic stress symptoms allures to the possibility that the stress symptoms can actually stimulate the person to actively process the traumatic experience, thereby indicating to the important role of current on-going rumination. spirituality is another factor thatis suggested to be positively related to personal growth in both normal and abnormal situations.
Based on such theoretical and empirical foundation, it was hypothesized in this study that the rumination as a form of cognitive processing functions as a moderator in the path that both posttraumatic stress symptoms and high spirituality leads to posttraumatic growth. The results showed that posttraumatic stress symptoms, spirituality, and posttraumatic growth had a higher positive correlation with ‘recent rumination’ than with ‘rumination right after the trauma event’, implying that rumination that was current has more influence on the person. Path analyses were computed to test the hypothesis that both PTSD symptoms and spirituality would predict increases in ‘recent rumination’, which in turn, would predict higher posttraumatic growth. The results were consistent with the hypothesis, showing that all three variables were significant predictors.
Although further research must be conducted to confirm the variables related to posttraumatic growth, results such as those found from this research give much hope to the survivors of various traumatic events as well as provide an interesting material for the practitioners working in the trauma field.