ABSTRACT

Traumatic events can be associated with positive change, termed “post-traumatic growth.” Existing resesarch suggests some overlap between post-traumatic growth and value-directed living. This study sought to explore the relationship between post-traumatic growth and value-directed living after acquired brain injury. Self-report questionnaires including the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, Valued Living Questionnaire, Engaged Living Scale, Valuing Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, World Health Organization Well-Being Index, Brief Resilience Scale, Trauma Screening Questionnaire and Glasgow Outcome Scale were posted to 317 individuals who had experienced a head injury, stroke or subarachnoid haemorrhage in the previous 3–13 years, with a hospital admission of minimum 7 days. Questionnaires were completed by 81 participants. Post-traumatic growth was significantly positively associated with two measures of value-directed living (VLQ, r = .269; VQ, r = .215). Higher levels of value-directed living were significantly associated with increased positive outcomes (wellbeing) and reduced negative outcomes (distress, post-traumatic stress symptoms). There was no significant association between post-traumatic growth and any of these outcomes. The association between post-traumatic growth and value-directed living indicates possible common underlying processes. Value-directed living appears to be a more useful concept, as it was associated with clinically relevant outcomes. It is recommended that value-directed living interventions are considered in brain injury rehabilitation.

摘要

创伤事件可能与积极的变化有关，称为“创伤后成长”。现有的研究表明，创伤后成长和价值导向的生活之间存在一些重叠。本研究旨在探讨创伤后成长与获得性脑损伤后以价值为导向的生活之间的关系。自我报告问卷包括创伤后成长量表、有价值的生活问卷、投入的生活量表、价值问卷、医院焦虑和抑郁量表、世界卫生组织幸福指数、简要弹性量表、创伤筛查问卷和格拉斯哥结果量表已发布到 317在过去的 3-13 年中经历过头部损伤、中风或蛛网膜下腔出血的个体，住院时间至少为 7 天。81 名参与者完成了问卷调查。r  = .269；VQ，r  = .215）。更高水平的以价值为导向的生活与增加的积极结果（幸福感）和减少的消极结果（痛苦、创伤后压力症状）显着相关。创伤后成长与任何这些结果之间没有显着关联。创伤后成长与以价值为导向的生活之间的关联表明可能存在共同的潜在过程。以价值为导向的生活似乎是一个更有用的概念，因为它与临床相关结果相关。建议在脑损伤康复中考虑以价值为导向的生活干预。