The Role of Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) in Shaping Self-Concept and Resilience Among Survivors of Childhood Trauma

Abstract

This research investigated post-traumatic growth (PTG) of child trauma survivors in regard to self-concept clarity and resilience through a quantitative cross-sectional approach. One hundred sixty-two participants responded to PTGI-10, CD-RISC-10, and SCCS. Data analyses revealed a high positive correlation between PTG and resilience (r = .59, p < .001) which signifies that higher levels of PTG are associated with greater psychological resilience. Conversely, self-concept clarity was found to be unrelated to PTG (r = –.06, p = .419), which implies that PTG does not have considerable influence on self-identity clarity. The findings emphasize the capacity of PTG to build resilience and raise important considerations for practices and further studies.