Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer
Walsh, Deirdre M. J. Groarke, Ann Marie Morrison, Todd G. Durkan, Garrett Rogers, Eamonn Sullivan, Francis J.
Walsh, Deirdre M. J.
Groarke, Ann Marie
Morrison, Todd G.
Durkan, Garrett
Rogers, Eamonn
Sullivan, Francis J.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10379/14343
https://doi.org/10.13025/28043
https://doi.org/10.13025/28043
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2018-04-27
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Walsh, Deirdre M. J. Groarke, Ann Marie; Morrison, Todd G.; Durkan, Garrett; Rogers, Eamonn; Sullivan, Francis J. (2018). Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer. PLOS ONE 13 (4),
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Purpose This study developed a measure of physical post traumatic growth (physical post traumatic growth inventory; P-PTGI) in men with prostate cancer. Methods A pool of items was created from themes identified in a qualitative study. A quantitative study was then conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the P-PTGI in a sample of 693 prostate cancer survivors. Results Tests of dimensionality revealed that the 20-item P-PTGI contained two factors: Health Autonomy and Health Awareness. Results demonstrated that scale score reliability for the P-PTGI and its subscales was excellent. In support of the scale's convergent validity, scores on the P-PTGI correlated positively with mindfulness and quality of life, and correlated negatively with depression and anxiety. A statistically significant correlation between the P-PTGI and another robust indicator of post traumatic growth attests to its concurrent validity. Conclusions While further investigation of the P-PTGI's psychometric properties is required, preliminary findings are promising.
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