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Growth after Developmental Trauma: A Co-Constructed Story

Johney, Naydine
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5885-0708
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1566553579402693

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2019, Psy. D., Antioch University, Antioch New England: Clinical Psychology.
In this study, I explored post-traumatic growth as embedded in a co-constructed healing relationship between a trauma survivor and a “mentor” who has been instrumental to their recovery. It is widely known that people who are resilient in overcoming early adverse childhood experiences have had someone in their corner who believed in them. In a separate, but related body of literature, there are similarly well-documented benefits for those who have the chance to make a difference in a survivor’s life, including for example: relatives, educators, and therapists. To date, we still don’t know if survivors and their mentors hold the same understanding of the elements that made this relationship unique for each of them. This study used Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to inform a qualitative research design. IPA was used to analyze data gathered from semi-structured interviews of five dyads consisting of a survivor and their mentor. The major findings in this study include the seven following themes: (a) Improved Sense of Self, (b) Validation, (c) Trust and Good Faith, (d) Modelling, (e) Worldview Changes, (f) Shared Experiences, and (g) Healthy Boundaries. Discussion of the findings includes a comparison to existing research on trauma survivors’ growth in the context of supportive relationships, possible limitations of the research, suggested future directions for research, and clinical and research implications including how clinicians may use the findings as a guide to improve therapy with trauma survivors.
Susan Hawes, PhD (Committee Chair)
Martha Straus, PhD (Committee Member)
Gina Pasquale, PsyD (Committee Member)
116 p.
Clinical Psychology
post-traumatic growth; trauma; mentor; mutual; supportive relationships

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  • Johney, N. (2019). Growth after Developmental Trauma: A Co-Constructed Story [Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1566553579402693

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Johney, Naydine. Growth after Developmental Trauma: A Co-Constructed Story. 2019. Antioch University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1566553579402693.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Johney, Naydine. "Growth after Developmental Trauma: A Co-Constructed Story." Doctoral dissertation, Antioch University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1566553579402693

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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