Individual and Collective Posttraumatic Growth in Victims of Natural Disasters: A Multidimensional Perspective |
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| Authors: | Anna Wlodarczyk Nekane Basabe Dario Páez Loreto Villagrán Carlos Reyes |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile;2. Department of Social Psychology and Methodology of Behavior Sciences, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain;3. Department of Social Psychology and Methodology of Behavior Sciences, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain;4. Department of Social Psychology and Methodology of Behavior Sciences, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain;5. Faculty of Psychology, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile;6. Department of Psychology, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile;7. Carrera de Psicología, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana de Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador |
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| Abstract: | This study set out to incorporate the collective dimensions of posttraumatic growth and examined the construct and predictive validity of The Individual and Collective Posttraumatic Growth Scale (ICPTGS). Participants were 332 volunteers who had experienced the earthquake on February 27, 2010, in Chile. Analysis allowed us to confirm a multidimensional structure composed of four dimensions: individual, spiritual, communal growth, and societal growth. Additionally, we identified association among ICPTGS, perceived emotional impact, and social well-being. This study emphasizes that positive changes resulting from the exposure to collective disasters can be perceived also at the collective or community level. |
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| Keywords: | Communal and societal growth natural disaster posttraumatic growth social well-being |
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