感知到的创伤后成长:由于创伤或尽管创伤而发生的积极变化?
1Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
Anxiety, stress, and coping
|September 11, 2024
概括
许多创伤幸存者可能会报告积极的增长,尽管逆境作为一个虚幻的应对机制. 这项研究表明,这些创伤后成长 (PTG) 自我报告可以反映出有动机的偏见,而不是真正的成长.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 创伤研究 创伤研究
- 应对机制 应对机制
背景情况:
- 人们担心创伤后成长 (PTG) 的自我报告可能是虚幻的,有助于保持积极的自我看法.
- 另一种有吸引力的反应可能是报告积极变化 *尽管* 发生不良事件 (PC-Despite).
研究的目的:
- 调查PC-Despite是否可以作为报告PTG的替代方案.
- 检查PC-尽管,PC-因为和心理调整之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 两项研究与本科生和第一响应者样本进行.
- 参与者报告了不良事件后经历的积极变化,区分发生的变化是因为事件 (PC-Because) 或尽管事件 (PC-Despite).
主要成果:
- 积极变化的很大一部分归功于PC-Despite (31-40%).
- PC-Despite得分与痛苦和适应性/不适应性应对都有积极的相关性.
- PC-Because得分仅与适应性应对有关.
结论:
- 参与者经常支持PC-Despite,支持虚幻PTG的想法.
- PTG的自我报告可能反映出有动机的偏见和应对过程.
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