Citation

Moore M, Palmer JK, Cerel J, Ruocco K. Front. Psychol. 2022; 13: e996041.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Frontiers Research Foundation)

DOI

10.3389/fpsyg.2022.996041

PMID

36570989

PMCID

PMC9768540

Abstract

We examined posttraumatic growth for 691 participants of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). Peer mentors of bereaved individuals experienced greater posttraumatic growth (PTG) and reported higher psychological health than those who were non-peer mentors. Active involvement in TAPS and resilience consistently and positively predicted all types of PTG. These prediction models were far stronger (R(2), AIC) for the suicide-bereaved sample than those bereaved by other causes, and post-hoc analyses suggest suicide-bereaved benefitted more than those bereaved by other causes from active participation in TAPS.

Language: en

Keywords

suicide; military; military families; peer mentor; peer support; suicide bereavement