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Posttraumatic Growth in Trauma Survivors: Associations With Attachment to God and God Representation |
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| Authors: | Melissa Zeligman Jasmaine Ataga Zoe Shaw |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology, University of Central Florida;2. Department of Counseling and Psychological Services, Georgia State University
Now at College of Education, University of Florida at Gainesville;3. Department of Counseling and Psychological Services, Georgia State University |
| Abstract: | Individuals often turn to religion or spirituality to cope with or make sense of trauma. In this study of 222 university students who reported a history of trauma, we examined whether God representation and attachment to God were associated with posttraumatic outcomes. Trauma outcomes include both the negative impacts of trauma and the perceived posttraumatic growth (PTG) that can occur in trauma survivors. Results revealed that both an authoritarian representation of God and an avoidant attachment to God were predictive of experiences of PTG. |
| Keywords: | posttraumatic growth spirituality attachment trauma outcomes |