TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The Posttraumatic Growth Model: An Expansion to the Family System
JO  - Traumatology
A1  - Weiss, Tzipi
A1  - Berger, Roni
SP  - 63
EP  - 74
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
N2  - This article focuses on expanding Calhoun and Tedeschi's model of posttraumatic growth (PTG) to the family system level. PTG has been conceptualized as an outcome on multiple levels, including individuals, families, and communities. However, in the original model the family is mostly viewed as the context for individual growth, whereas in this article the family is the unit that grows. The proposed conceptualization is consistent with the paradigmatic shift from a deficit-based perspective to a strength-based perspective of family functioning in general and in the aftermath of trauma in particular. The first part of the article briefly introduces the PTG model. The second part identifies and illustrates the family system parallels of the six components of the model: pretrauma characteristics, a traumatic/ highly stressful event, challenges, rumination, social context, and posttraumatic growth. The third part addresses future directions.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1534-7656
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534765608323499
ID  - ref1
ER  -