Citation

Dong C, Gong S, Jiang L, Deng G, Liu X. Psychol. Health Med. 2014; 20(2): 154-164.

Affiliation

School of Nursing , Secondary Military Medical University , Shanghai , China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13548506.2014.913795

PMID

24819014

Abstract

The primary goals of this study, were to identify the posttraumatic growth (PTG) level of accidentally injured Chinese patients shortly after an accident occurred and to determine whether cognitive processing, self-disclosure, and psychosocial resources predicted PTG. A total of 232 patients were recruited from two public hospitals in Shanghai within the first three months of an accidental injury. Patients completed self-report questionnaires to assess severity of injury, cognitive processing, self-disclosure, psychosocial resources, and PTG. Patients reported a mid-low level of PTG (M = 50.38, SD = 18.12) in the short length of time post-injury. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that subjective accident severity, deliberate rumination, perceived social support, and attitude towards disclosure were strong predictors of PTG. A moderating role of self-disclosure between intrusive rumination and PTG was identified. These findings support an interaction effect of rumination and self-disclosure on PTG and have implications for early intervention of accidentally injured patients.

Language: en