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Randomized controlled trial of SecondStory, an intervention targeting posttraumatic growth, with bereaved adults.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVE:People often report positive psychological changes after adversity, a phenomenon known as posttraumatic growth (PTG). Few PTG-focused interventions have been rigorously tested, and measurement strategies have had significant limitations. This study evaluated the effects of a new group-format psychosocial intervention, SecondStory, aimed at facilitating PTG by helping participants make meaning of the past and plan a purposeful future. METHOD:In a randomized controlled trial, adults (N = 112, 64% women) bereaved within 5 years were randomly assigned to SecondStory or an active control, expressive writing. The primary outcome, PTG, was measured using two contrasting methods: the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, which asks participants retrospectively how much they believe they have changed due to struggling with adversity, and the Current-Standing Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, which tracks quantifiable change in participants' standing in PTG domains over time. Secondary outcomes included depression symptoms, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and life satisfaction. Outcomes were measured at 2-week intervals: pretest, posttest, and three follow-up occasions. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to assess whether SecondStory participants experienced greater gains in primary and/or secondary outcomes over the 8-week trial. RESULTS:Results indicated that SecondStory participants did not show significantly greater improvements than control participants on measures of PTG, posttraumatic stress, or life satisfaction, but they did show greater decreases in depression symptoms by the first follow-up. CONCLUSIONS:These findings suggest that SecondStory may not facilitate PTG more effectively than existing interventions but may be promising for addressing depression. Positive interventions may productively be refined to support people experiencing trauma and loss. (PsycINFO Database Record

journal_name

J Consult Clin Psychol

journal_title

Journal of consulting and clinical psychology

authors

Roepke AM,Tsukayama E,Forgeard M,Blackie L,Jayawickreme E

doi

10.1037/ccp0000307

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-06-01 00:00:00

pages

518-532

issue

eissn

0022-006X

issn

1939-2117

pii

2018-23783-003

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Randomized controlled trial of SecondStory, an intervention targeting posttraumatic growth, with bereaved adults.