@article{ref1,
title="Post-traumatic stress symptoms and post-traumatic growth: evidence from a longitudinal study following an earthquake disaster",
journal="PLoS one",
year="2015",
author="Chen, Jieling and Zhou, Xiao and Zeng, Min and Wu, Xinchun",
volume="10",
number="6",
pages="e0127241-e0127241",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The current longitudinal study aims to examine the bidirectional relationship between post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and post-traumatic growth (PTG). <br><br>METHOD: One hundred twenty-two adults in the most severely affected area were investigated by self-report questionnaires at 12 months and 18 months after the Wenchuan Earthquake occurred in China. <br><br>RESULTS: The autoregressive cross-lagged structure equation analysis revealed that PTG at 12 months post-earthquake could negatively predict PTSS at 18 months post-earthquake above and beyond PTSS stability, whereas PTSS at 12 months post-earthquake could not significantly predict subsequent PTG. Moreover, PTG at 12 months post-earthquake could predict fewer subsequent intrusions, numbing and hyper-arousal symptoms but not avoidance symptoms. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Growth can play a role in reducing long-term post-traumatic stress symptoms, and the implication of a positive perspective in post-trauma circumstance is discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1932-6203",
doi="10.1371/journal.pone.0127241",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127241"
}