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

Altınsoy F., Aypay A.

CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.42, sa.3, ss.2208-2220, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12144-021-02466-0
  • Dergi Adı: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, BIOSIS, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2208-2220
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Posttraumatic growth, Psychological hardiness, Happiness increasing strategies, Problem-focused coping, POSITIVE EMOTIONS, BUILD THEORY, STRESS, BROADEN, HEALTH, INVENTORY, RECOVERY, TRAUMA, SCALE
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.