Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory Assessment
The development of the Post-traumatic Growth Inventory, an instrument for assessing positive outcomes reported by persons who have experienced traumatic events, is described.
This 21-item scale includes factors of New Possibilities, Relating to Others, Personal Strength, Spiritual Change, and Appreciation of Life.
PTGI References of Potential Interest
Baker, J. M., Kelly, C., Calhoun, L. G., Cann, A., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008). An Examination of Posttraumatic Growth and Posttraumatic Depreciation: Two Exploratory Studies. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 13, 460-465.
Calhoun, L.G., & Tedeschi, R.G. (1999). Facilitating posttraumatic growth: A clinician's guide. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Calhoun,L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2001). Posttraumatic growth: The positive lessons of loss. In R. A Neimeyer (Ed.),Meaning reconstruction and the experience of loss (pp. 157-172). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2004). The foundations of posttraumatic growth: New considerations. Psychological Inquiry, 15, 93-102.
Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G.(Eds.). (2006). Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth: Research and Practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., & McMillan, J. (2000). A correlational test of the relationship between posttraumatic growth, religion, and cognitive processing. Journal of Traumatic Stress,13, 521-527.
Cann,A.,Calhoun,L. G., Tedeschi,R.G.,Kilmer, R.P.,Gil-Rivas, V., Vishnevsky, T.,& Danhauer,S. C. (in press). The Core Beliefs Inventory: A Brief Measure of Disruption in the Assumptive World. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping.
Morris, B., Shakespeare-Finch, J., Rieck, M., & Newbery, J. (2005). Multidimentional nature of posttraumatic growth in an Australian population. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 18, 575-585.
Shakespeare-Finch, J., & Enders, T. (2008). Corroborating evidence of posttraumatic growth. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 421-424.
Taku, K, Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008). The factor structure of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: A comparison of five models using confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 158-164.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (1995). Trauma and transformation: Growing in the aftermath of suffering. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (1996). The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: Measuring the positive legacy of trauma. ,Journal of Traumatic Stress, 9, 455- 471.
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2004). Posttraumatic growth: Conceptual foundations and empirical evidence. Psychological Inquiry, 15,1-18.
Tedeschi,R. G.,& Calhoun,L. G. (2004). Helping bereaved parents: A clinician's guide. New York: Brunner - Routledge.
Tedeschi,R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2009). The clinician as expert companion. In C. L. Park, S.C. Lechner, M. H. Antoni, & A Stanton (Eds.) Medical illness and positive life change: Can crisis lead to personal transformation (pp. 215-235)? Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
