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Post-traumatic Growth and Resilience in Palestinian Youth: A Latent Profile Analysis

Hamilton, Lindsay
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1523017875701965

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2018, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Clinical.
Previous research has demonstrated that exposure to war violence in youth increases the risk for emotional problems such as post-traumatic stress (Ayer et al., 2015; Joshi & O’Donnell, 2003). However, two positive but conceptually distinct outcomes are also possible: resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG). While resilience is thought to encompass positive adaptation and low psychological distress despite exposure (Luthar, Cicchetti, & Becker, 2000), PTG can be defined as positive psychological change as a result of the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996). Despite the conceptual differences between resilience and PTG, few studies have compared these constructs empirically. Using latent profile analysis in a longitudinal study of Palestinian families, the present study found evidence for three profiles of youth: Low Exposure (low violence exposure, low PTS, low PTG), Resilient (moderate-high violence exposure, low PTS, moderate PTG), and Post-traumatic Growth (PTG) (high violence exposure, high PTS, high PTG). Demographic and individual/personal factors differentiated the three profiles. Specifically, youth in the Low Exposure profile were younger, were more likely to be girls, and endorsed lower levels of positive coping. Youth in the Resilient profile had higher self-esteem compared to youth in the PTG profile, while youth in the PTG profile used more positive coping skills, had higher religious attendance, and had higher academic achievement compared to the Resilient profile. The current study contributes to the literature on the conceptual differences between resilience and post-traumatic growth. Future research should verify whether and under what conditions PTG encompasses both positive changes in self-perception and behavioral indices of growth which would make enhancing PTG a goal of clinical intervention.
Eric Dubow (Advisor)
William O'Brien (Committee Member)
Dara Musher-Eizenman (Committee Member)
106 p.
Clinical Psychology; Psychology
post-traumatic growth; resilience; latent profile analysis

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  • Hamilton, L. (2018). Post-traumatic Growth and Resilience in Palestinian Youth: A Latent Profile Analysis [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1523017875701965

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hamilton, Lindsay. Post-traumatic Growth and Resilience in Palestinian Youth: A Latent Profile Analysis . 2018. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1523017875701965.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hamilton, Lindsay. "Post-traumatic Growth and Resilience in Palestinian Youth: A Latent Profile Analysis ." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1523017875701965

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