Posttraumatic growth after childbirth 1 Running head: POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH AFTER CHILDBIRTH POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH AFTER CHILDBIRTH: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
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A growing body of research has examined the potential for positive change following challenging and traumatic events, this is known as posttraumatic growth. Childbirth is a valuable opportunity to extend previous work on posttraumatic growth as it allows the role of different variables to be considered prospectively. The aim of the current study was to prospectively examine correlates of posttraumatic growth after birth, including sociodemographic and obstetric variables, social support and psychological distress, using a prospective, longitudinal design. 125 women completed questionnaires during their third trimester of pregnancy and eight weeks after birth. At least a small degree of positive change following childbirth was reported by 47.9% of women; however average levels of growth were lower than generally reported in other studies. A regression model of age, type of delivery, posttraumatic stress symptoms during pregnancy and general distress after birth significantly predicted 32% of the variance in growth after childbirth. The strongest predictors of growth were operative delivery (β .23 .30) and posttraumatic stress symptoms in pregnancy (β .32). These findings emphasise the importance of assessing pre-event characteristics when considering the development of posttraumatic growth after a challenging
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تاریخ انتشار 2015