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Journal of Loss and Trauma
International Perspectives on Stress & Coping
Volume 22, 2017 - Issue 1
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The Mediating Role of Resiliency in the Relationship Between Temperament and Posttraumatic Growth

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Pages 1-10 | Received 09 Nov 2015, Accepted 11 Dec 2015, Published online: 08 Apr 2016
 

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the research is to investigate the mediating role of resiliency in the relation between temperamental traits and posttraumatic growth. Data of 74 persons who have experienced the death of someone close were analyzed. The range of age of the participants was 21–74 years (M = 38.4; SD = 15.5). The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), the Formal Characteristics of Behavior–Temperament Inventory (FCB-TI), and the Resiliency Assessment Scale were used in the study. Resiliency plays a mediating role among four traits of temperament (Briskness, Emotional Reactivity, Endurance, and Activity) and posttraumatic growth. Resiliency seems to modify the direct impact of temperamental traits on positive posttraumatic changes.

Notes

The criterion was the mean of age for the studied group.

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Notes on contributors

Nina Ogińska-Bulik

Nina Ogińska-Bulik is a professor of psychology, head of the Health Psychology Department of the Institute of Psychology, University of Lodz, Poland, an academic teacher, and a researcher. She is the author (or coauthor) of nearly 200 publications, among them 23 books. She has also developed a number of measurement tools used in health psychology.

Magdalena Kobylarczyk

Magdalena Kobylarczyk received her MA in psychology from University of Lodz and is currently completing her doctoral training in health psychology at the University of Lodz, Poland. She is interested in determinants of trauma and its consequences.

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