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Erschienen in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 3/2019

20.11.2018

Predicting Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers and Fathers of Critically Ill Children: A Longitudinal Study

verfasst von: Rocío Rodríguez-Rey, Jesús Alonso-Tapia

Erschienen in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | Ausgabe 3/2019

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Abstract

Research on parental psychological effects related to a child’s critical illness has focused on studying negative outcomes, while the possibility of posttraumatic growth (PTG), defined as the perception of positive changes after a traumatic event, has been overlooked. This study explores the degree of parental PTG after a child’s hospitalization in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and the role of resilience, emotions, perceived severity of the child’s condition and stress in predicting PTG. In the first 48 h after their child’s discharge from a PICU, N = 196 parents were assessed for resilience, emotions, perceived stress, and the degree to which they perceived their child’s condition as severe. 6 months later N = 143 parents were assessed PTG. 6 months post discharge, 37.1% of parents reported PTG at least to a medium degree. Path analyses with latent variables showed that the psychological variables assessed at discharge predicted between 20 and 21% of the total variance in PTG. Resilience affected PTG indirectly, through the bias of positive emotions. PTG is a frequent phenomenon. Psychological interventions aimed at encouraging parental PTG after a child’s critical admission should focus on boosting resilience and positive emotions.
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Metadaten
Titel
Predicting Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers and Fathers of Critically Ill Children: A Longitudinal Study
verfasst von
Rocío Rodríguez-Rey
Jesús Alonso-Tapia
Publikationsdatum
20.11.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1068-9583
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3572
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-018-9594-3

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