An Affective-Cognitive Processing Model of Post-Traumatic Growth

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Joseph ◽  
David Murphy ◽  
Stephen Regel
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Effects of expressive writing and use of cognitive words on meaning making and post-traumatic Growth

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zheng ◽  
Qian Lu ◽  
Yiqun Gan
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Cognitive Process ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Stress Regulation ◽  
Presence Of Meaning ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Writing Task

AbstractExpressive writing can enhance cognitive processing and improve stress regulation. Particularly, the use of cognitive words (i.e., insightful and causal words) in writing may be associated with the process of meaning making and promotion of post-traumatic growth (PTG). The aim of the present study was to determine how expressive writing and the use of causal and insightful cognitive words influenced meaning making and PTG during writing. In total, 52 traumatized university students were recruited and randomly assigned to one of two writing conditions involving either an expressive writing task or a neutral writing task. The results showed that participants who engaged in expressive (vs. neutral) writing showed higher scores on the presence of meaning and PTG in the post-writing, self-report questionnaires. Moreover, writing task (expressive or neutral) and frequency of causal and insightful cognitive words were both significant predictors of meaning, which in turn led to high levels of PTG. In conclusion, the use of causal and insightful words might be a fundamental cognitive process for developing meaning in writing, which is essential for our further understanding of meaning making and PTG.

scholarly journals Post-Traumatic Growth and Identity Construction in Covid-19 Messages Delivered to the People of Ghana by President Nana Akuffo Addo

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Cynthia Logogye ◽  
Bernard Asafo-Duho ◽  
Joseph B.A. Afful
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Word Count ◽  
Emotion Words ◽  
Linguistic Markers ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
The People ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Linguistic Inquiry

This work analyses post-traumatic growth in Covid-19 addresses delivered to the people of Ghana by President Nana Akuffo Addo. We draw on Post-Traumatic Growth Theory to explain how Akuffo Addo constructs a new identity for himself and the nation in order to navigate through the pandemic and forge an agenda of growth and prosperity for Ghana. The study employs a linguistic content analysis approach. The data consists of twenty different speeches from the president to the people. The speeches are first analysed and coded manually for the five main tenets of Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) identified in the updates. Consequently, the linguistic markers that are used in reconstructing the Ghanaian identity in response to the pandemic are delineated and mapped to the goals of the president using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count 2015 (LIWC2015; Pennebaker et al., 2015) software; a vocabulary analysis tool. The analysis showed that there was a high prevalence of personal pronoun use, use of positive-emotion words, and cognitive-processing words. This confirms our hypothesis that linguistic markers can be used to detect PTG.

Prospectively Examining the Effects of a Cancer Diagnosis on Patients, Spouses/Partners, and Their Relationship

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-146
Author(s):  
Elaine O. Cheung ◽  
Frank J. Penedo ◽  
Judith T. Moskowitz ◽  
Betina Yanez ◽  
Sheetal M. Kircher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Perceived Change ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Dyadic Process ◽  
Character Growth

Patients and their caregivers commonly report positive psychological change following the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, a phenomenon referred to as perceived growth. However, most studies have examined patient and caregiver growth as separate, parallel processes, without considering their dynamic interplay or the shared interpersonal context. Furthermore, previous research is limited by cross-sectional designs that use retrospective self-report measures to capture perceived change following cancer, rather than prospective designs to capture actual, measured changes in positive traits such as character strengths (i.e., character growth). This chapter discusses the challenges involved in examining post-traumatic growth in cancer patient populations and the advantages of incorporating a dyadic process approach as opposed to solely focusing on individual-level change. A dyadic process approach will permit examination of whether disclosure, support, empathy, and cognitive processing operate as mechanisms of character growth and will discuss the need for longitudinal data to fully examine post-traumatic growth as a dyadic outcome. To further elaborate on this dyadic approach, the authors propose an expanded theoretical model to delineate the intrapersonal and shared dyadic processes that underlie character and couple growth among cancer patients and caregivers.

Post-traumatic growth and inclusive positivity

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Ito ◽  
M. Ozaki ◽  
N. Hanssen
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic

The Effect of Post-Traumatic Growth, Resilience, and Optimism on Quality of Life among the Disaster Victims

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myoung-ran Yoo ◽  
Seon Young Choi ◽  
Hye Lee Han ◽  
Yu-mi Seo ◽  
Myoung In Noh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Disaster Victims ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic
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