Posttraumatic growth in detained patients with psychosis
The study concerns the relationship of personality and situational factors with posttraumatic growth in people suffering from schizophrenia who have experienced various types of traumatic events. The study group included people who committed an offense and were detained (N = 30), and the control gro...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Fundacja Pedagagium
2020-12-01
|
| Series: | Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://resocjalizacjapolska.pl/index.php/rp/article/view/319 |
| Summary: | The study concerns the relationship of personality and situational factors with posttraumatic growth in people suffering from schizophrenia who have experienced various
types of traumatic events. The study group included people who committed an offense and were detained (N = 30), and the control group – patients hospitalized in the Daily Ward of
Psychiatric Rehabilitation (N = 30). The following tools were used to measure the examined variables: NEO Five-Factor Inventory, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, sociodemographic variables questionnaire and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. The study group presented higher results in posttraumatic growth than the control group. Results indicated that patients from
the control group attained higher results in Neuroticism, however patients from the study group – in Extraversion. In both groups the most frequently indicated traumatic event was
chronic disease. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2081-3767 2392-2656 |