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Positive Transformation in the Face of Adversity: the Development of a Measure of Workplace Posttraumatic Growth

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: From workplace violence to lay-offs, people experience a variety of traumatic experiences at work.Loss, fear and lack of control over traumatic events at work have a profound impact on employees.While there is clear evidence that employees suffer from Growth Inventory and 9 newly identified dimensions of workplace posttraumatic growth.Together these dimensions formed the Workplace Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (WPTGI).I conducted an exploratory factor analysis of the measure on a sample of 544 MTurk workers and a confirmatory factor analysis on a sample of 234 alumni.The qualitative and quantitative results show evidence of employee growth after workplace traumas and validate the development of a new measure.Keywords: posttraumatic growth,

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Author: Emily Amdurer

Institution: Case Western Reserve University

Language: English

Topic: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2605051416

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