A post-traumatic growth model: psychological hardiness, happiness-increasing strategies, and problem-focused coping

Altınsoy F., Aypay A.

CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, vol.42, no.3, pp.2208-2220, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12144-021-02466-0
  • Journal Name: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, BIOSIS, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.2208-2220
  • Keywords: Posttraumatic growth, Psychological hardiness, Happiness increasing strategies, Problem-focused coping, POSITIVE EMOTIONS, BUILD THEORY, STRESS, BROADEN, HEALTH, INVENTORY, RECOVERY, TRAUMA, SCALE
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study focuses on the mediating effects of problem-focused coping and happiness-increasing strategies on the relationship between psychological hardiness and posttraumatic growth in a sample of individuals (N = 1069) exposed to various traumatic events. The data in the study were analysed with the structural equation model. The nested models strategy and bootstrapping were used to test the mediation effects in the model. Based on the results of the analysis, it was concluded that the relationship between psychological hardiness and posttraumatic growth is mediated by happiness-increasing strategies and problem-focused coping. It was further observed that problem-focused coping has a mediating effect on the relationship between happiness-increasing strategies and posttraumatic growth and those happiness-increasing strategies have a mediating effect on the relationship between psychological hardiness and problem-focused coping. Thus, problem-solving and emotion-regulating skills may have an effect on the relationship between psychological hardiness and posttraumatic growth.