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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Stroke survivors often experience significant psychological challenges.
  • Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is a potential positive outcome following traumatic events, including stroke.
  • Understanding PTG development in young stroke survivors is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the development of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in young stroke survivors.
  • To identify predictive variables and their changes over time that influence PTG.
  • To examine the role of event centrality and coping strategies in PTG.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study with 78 participants at baseline (median 47 days post-stroke) and follow-ups at 3 and 6 months.
  • Utilized the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, COPE Inventory, and Centrality of Event Scale.
  • Analyzed data using linear mixed effect models to assess changes over time.

Main Results:

  • PTG was present at baseline and remained stable, without significant increases over time.
  • Higher baseline event centrality, approach coping, and lower coping flexibility predicted higher PTG at 6 months.
  • Baseline coping flexibility and increased event centrality predicted positive PTG trends over time, explaining 67% of variance.

Conclusions:

  • Individual changes in predictors, particularly event centrality, drive stable PTG levels and changes.
  • The perceived centrality of the stroke to identity is the most significant predictor of PTG.
  • This highlights the complex, dynamic nature of PTG development post-stroke.