The assessment and validity of stress-related growth in a community-based sample

Aliza Z. Weinrib; Nan E. Rothrock; Erica L. Johnsen; Susan K. Lutgendorf

doi:10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.851

The assessment and validity of stress-related growth in a community-based sample

Aliza Z. Weinrib, Nan E. Rothrock, Erica L. Johnsen, Susan K. Lutgendorf^*

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Abstract

In an investigation of the assessment and construct validity of stress-related growth, community-dwelling women (N = 163) wrote essays about the impact of a stressful life event that had occurred in the previous few years and completed the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Independent ratings of growth in the essays were positively correlated with PTGI scores, suggesting that endorsement of growth on questionnaires can be substantiated by personal accounts. There was no relation between reports of growth on the PTGI and socially desirable responding or negative mood. Higher PTGI scores were associated with greater positive mood and greater depth of processing in the essays. These findings support the validity of stress-related growth as a construct and its assessment via questionnaire.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	851-858
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Volume	74
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.851
State	Published - Oct 2006

Keywords

Assessment
Benefit finding
Posttraumatic growth
Stress-related growth
Validity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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