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The Relationship of Trauma Severity, Rumination, and Restructured Core Beliefs to Posttraumatic Growth

Williams, Jaclyn Hardesty
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1436967575

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2015, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Exposure to trauma is a pervasive problem that can result in a myriad of symptoms and pathologies and affects individuals across all demographics. Following trauma exposure, some individuals reconstructed their world views, sought meaning and experienced the phenomenon of posttraumatic growth (PTG). Undergraduate participants (N=106, Mage= 20.75) were recruited to complete phase 1, which was an online, 15 minute questionnaire. Participants who acknowledged trauma exposure completed phase 2, which consisted of four additional measures. Ninety-three participants (87.7%) reported exposure to at least one traumatic event. The sample’s multiple correlation coefficient was .78, indicating that approximately 60% of the variance of PTG was accounted for by the linear combination of the predictors of trauma severity, core beliefs, and degree of intrusive and deliberate rumination. Deliberate rumination and core beliefs were both positive correlated with and accounted for significant variance of PTG; trauma severity was not a significant predictor. A follow-up exploratory analysis revealed that deliberate rumination (when entered without trauma severity and core beliefs) accounted for 53% of the variance of PTG. These results coupled with results from an exploratory analysis provided insight that deliberate rumination is a key component in facilitating PTG, and were consistent with other findings (Benetato, 2011; Stockton, Hunt & Joseph, 2011).
Janet R. Schultz, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Charles J. Kapp, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
W. Michael Nelson III, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
55 p.
Behavioral Psychology; Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Therapy; Counseling Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Experimental Psychology; Psychological Tests; Psychology; Therapy
posttraumatic growth; trauma; growth; trauma severity; rumination; core beliefs

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  • Williams, J. H. (2015). The Relationship of Trauma Severity, Rumination, and Restructured Core Beliefs to Posttraumatic Growth [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1436967575

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Williams, Jaclyn. The Relationship of Trauma Severity, Rumination, and Restructured Core Beliefs to Posttraumatic Growth. 2015. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1436967575.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Williams, Jaclyn. "The Relationship of Trauma Severity, Rumination, and Restructured Core Beliefs to Posttraumatic Growth." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1436967575

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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