TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Post-traumatic stress symptoms and post-traumatic growth: evidence from a longitudinal study following an earthquake disaster
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Chen, Jieling
A1  - Zhou, Xiao
A1  - Zeng, Min
A1  - Wu, Xinchun
SP  - e0127241
EP  - e0127241
VL  - 10
IS  - 6
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127241
ID  - ref1
ER  -