Description of post-traumatic growth (PTG) in prospective health workers

Muthia Mazaya Pitari; Herni Susanti; Arcellia Farosyah Putri; Ria Utami Panjaitan

doi:10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.09.012

Description of post-traumatic growth (PTG) in prospective health workers

Muthia Mazaya Pitari, Herni Susanti, Arcellia Farosyah Putri, Ria Utami Panjaitan

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Abstract

The positive impact of a traumatic event is called Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) from which several positive psychological changes appear due to inner struggles faced by a person related to the traumatic events they experienced. This study aimed to describe PTG of prospective health workers. The study was conducted using a descriptive design on 378 respondents as the sample. The data collection process used 3 questionnaires, one of which is PTGI questionnaires. The results of the study showed that 50.2% of students experienced PTG at high level and 49.8% of students experienced PTG at low level. In terms of domain, students who experienced high-level PTG are mostly in the appreciation for life domain and students who experienced low-level PTG in the relating to other domain. Referring to results this study recommended that the PTG related activities be increased like the introduction of knowledge about PTG to students.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S257-S260
Journal	Enfermeria Clinica
Volume	31
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.09.012
Publication status	Published - Apr 2021

Keywords

College student
Posttraumatic growth
Prospective health workers
PTG
Traumatic event

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