Multicultural and International Posttraumatic Growth: A Mixed-Method Approach
[Thesis]
Andrew N. Orayfig
Dwiwardani, Carissa
Regent University
2018
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Committee members: Underwood, Lee
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-87771-7
Psy.D.
Psychology and Counseling
Regent University
2018
The current study expands the study of posttraumatic growth (PTG), or positive benefits following psychological trauma, by exploring its enactment in a comparative international young adult sample using a mixed-method design. A measure of PTG was administered to 59 current or recently graduated university students across three countries (USA vs. Muslim-majority nations of Jordan and Indonesia). Participants self-identified as Christians and were members of religious peer groups. Participants completed qualitative questions exploring themes of intersectional identity and posttraumatic growth. Participants also completed quantitative measures of posttraumatic growth, religious coping, and perceived seriousness of stressor. Results were analyzed using consensual qualitative research (CQR), hierarchical multiple regression, analysis of variance, and triangulation of qualitative and descriptive quantitative data. Results of multiple regression indicated that posttraumatic growth was predicted by a combination of positive religious coping and gender. Furthermore, analysis of variance indicated main effects of gender in predicting relational growth, although the overall effect was small. Results of CQR indicated various themes regarding post-stressor response. Themes and valences of growth differed between and within groups. Results of mixed-method analyses revealed similar results identified from qualitative analyses and analyses of variance regarding relational growth. Future directions vis-a-vis clinical practice and research are discussed.
Mental health; Multicultural Education
Health and environmental sciences;Education;Culture;Intersectionality;Posttraumatic growth;Trauma