The factorial and discriminant validity of the German version of the Post-traumatic Growth Inventory in stroke patients.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Mack, Julian; Herrberg, Marlene; Hetzel, Andreas; Wallesch, Claus Werner; Bengel, Jürgen; Schulz, Moritz; Rohde, Nathalie; Schönberger, Michael
- Source
- Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. Apr2015, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p216-232. 17p.
- Subject
- *POSTTRAUMATIC growth
*POST-traumatic stress disorder
*STROKE patients
*ANXIETY
*MENTAL depression
*PATIENTS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0960-2011
Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is the experience of positive changes that can follow a traumatic event. The current study examined the factorial as well as the discriminant validity of the German version of the Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-G) in stroke patients. A total of 188 adult stroke patients (63.3% male; median age 69 years) completed the PTGI-G and the German version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) at the end of their inpatient rehabilitation. Confirmatory factor analyses indicate an acceptable model fit of both the original five-factor solution as well as a second-order factor model of the PTGI-G (CFI > .95; RMSEA < .01). Small and non-significant correlations between the PTGI-G subscales and the depression scale of the HADS-D support the discriminant validity of the PTGI-G. The PTGI-G appears to be a valid tool in the context of stroke research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]