Quantitative assessment of thriving
Quantitative assessment of thriving
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DOI：
10.1111/0022-4537.681998068
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发表时间：
1998-06-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Hettler, TR
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作者：
Cohen, LH;Cimbolic, K;Hettler, TR
我们回顾了与通过访谈和纸笔量表对繁荣进行定量评估相关的方法论问题。我们强调两种新的纸笔衡量成长的方法，即压力相关生长量表（SRGS；Park、Cohen 和 Murch，1996）和创伤后生长量表（PTGI Tedeschi 和 Calhoun，1996）。这些量表旨在评估特定压力源带来的感知益处：SRGS 的研究表明了繁荣的一维结构，而 PTGI 的研究表明了多维结构。这种不一致的发现的两个可能原因涉及参与者选择方法和报告压力事件的回忆期的差异。此外，我们提出了一些策略来验证自我报告的蓬勃发展措施，包括重要其他人的证实和使用对照组。最后，我们简要讨论了对团体和社区层面繁荣的评估。
We review methodological issues related to the quantitative assessment of thriving with interviews and paper-and-pencil scales. We emphasize two new paper-and-pencil measures of thriving, the Stress-Related Growth Scale (SRGS; Park, Cohen, & Murch, 1996) and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996). These scales are designed to assess perceived benefits that result from a specific stressor: Research with the SRGS suggests a unidimensional structure of thriving, whereas research with the PTGI suggests a multidimensional structure. Two possible reasons for this inconsistent finding concern differences in the method of participant selection and in the recall period for the reporting of stressful events. In addition, we present a number of strategies to validate self-report measures of thriving, including corroboration from significant others and the use of control groups. We conclude with a brief discussion of the assessment of thriving at the group and community levels.