Posttraumatic growth, purpose, and trauma in university survivors of sexual assault

Objective: This study focused on purpose as a key mechanism of posttraumatic growth for university student survivors of sexual assault. Participants: An online survey was completed by 278 participants of various ethnic, racial and gender backgrounds, recruited through email, social media, department...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of American college health Jg. 73; H. 1; S. 152 - 160
Hauptverfasser: Damiani, Taylor, Sharkey, Jill D., Morgan, Melissa L., Mullin, Alice
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States Taylor & Francis 2025
Taylor & Francis Inc
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Assaults
College students
Crime Victims - psychology
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Email
Female
Humans
Male
Mixed methods research
Post-traumatic growth
Posttraumatic growth
Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological
purpose
Purpose in life
Qualitative research
Researcher subject relations
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses - psychology
Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data
Sexual Abuse
sexual assault
Social development
Social media
Stress
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivor
Survivors - psychology
Trauma
Triangulation
Universities - organization & administration
Young Adult
trauma
Posttraumatic growth
purpose
sexual assault
ISSN:0744-8481, 1940-3208, 1940-3208
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: This study focused on purpose as a key mechanism of posttraumatic growth for university student survivors of sexual assault. Participants: An online survey was completed by 278 participants of various ethnic, racial and gender backgrounds, recruited through email, social media, department subject pools, and Amazon Mechanical Turk. Methods: Researchers used mixed methods, concurrent triangulation approach in which quantitative and qualitative data were collected simultaneously with closed and open-ended questions. Results: Hierarchical multiple regression demonstrated that age, purpose in life, high magnitude stressors, and trauma history were significantly related to posttraumatic growth. Emergent themes described the impacts of sexual assault, how sexual assault impacts purpose, and ways in which purpose impacted posttraumatic growth. Conclusion: Results confirmed the association of purpose with posttraumatic growth as well as other key impacts of trauma that should be investigated further. Next steps include evaluating therapeutic interventions focused on purpose.
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ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2023.2208233