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Posttraumatic Growth in Trauma Survivors: Associations with Attachment to God and God Representation

In: Counseling and Values
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Melissa Zeligman
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Jasmaine Ataga
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Zoe Shaw
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Online Publication Date:
30 Nov 2020
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Individuals often turn to religion or spirituality to cope with or make sense of trauma. In this study of 222 university students who reported a history of trauma, we examined whether God representation and attachment to God were associated with posttraumatic outcomes. Trauma outcomes include both the negative impacts of trauma and the perceived posttraumatic growth (PTG) that can occur in trauma survivors. Results revealed that both an authoritarian representation of God and an avoidant attachment to God were predictive of experiences of PTG.

Title:
Posttraumatic Growth in Trauma Survivors: Associations with Attachment to God and God Representation
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1002/cvj.12135
Language:
English
Pages:
155–169
Keywords:
posttraumatic growth; spirituality; attachment; trauma; outcomes
In:
Counseling and Values
In:
Volume 65: Issue 2
Received:
07 May 2018
Accepted:
15 Sep 2018
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
2161-007X
Print ISSN:
0160-7960
Subjects:
General, Education

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