Psychological Development and Education ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 75-81.

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The Relationship between PTSD and PTG：Evidence From Longitudinal Study of Teachers Survived in Wenchuan Earthquake

CHEN Jie-ling1, WU Xin-chun1, Zeng Pan-pan2, ZHOU Xiao1, XIONG Guo-yu3   

  1. 1. School of Psychology, Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Department of Psychology, Beijing Institute of Education, Beiing 100120;
    3. Wenchuan Middle School, Wenchuan 623000
  • Online:2014-01-15 Published:2014-01-15

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Abstract: The longitudinal study examined the course and bidirectional relation between posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) and posttraumatic growth(PTG). 116 primary and secondary school teachers in the most severely affected area were investigated by self-report questionnaires at 1 year and 1.5 year after Wenchuan Earthquake. The cross-lagged structure equation analysis revealed that: (1) At 1 year and 1.5 year after earthquake, the PTSD is relatively low and PTG is moderate, and both show noticeably high stability; (2) the correlation between PTSD and PTG at the same time point was not significant; (3) PTG at previous time could negatively predict PTSD at subsequent time, while PTSD at previous time could not significant predict PTG at subsequent time. Growth can play a role in reducing long-term posttraumatic distress, and the implication of positive perspective in psychological intervention was discussed.

Key words: primary and middle school teachers, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD), Posttraumatic Growth(PTG), longitudinal study, Wenchuan Earthquake

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3

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