The Spanish Posttraumatic Growth Inventory - Short Form in Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

• Laura Sicilia Matas ^[1] ; Maite Barrios Cerrejón ^[1] ; Noemí Pereda Beltrán ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de Barcelona

     Universitat de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
• Localización: Psicothema, ISSN-e 1886-144X, ISSN 0214-9915, Vol. 34, Nº. 3, 2022, págs. 463-470
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2021.458
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Validación de la Versión Española del Posttraumatic Growth Inventory - Short Form en Supervivientes de Abuso Sexual Infantil
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    Antecedentes: La evidencia empírica muestra que las personas supervivientes de abuso sexual infantil (ASI) pueden experimentar cambios psicológicos y crecimiento como consecuencia de su experiencia de victimización, conocido como crecimiento postraumático (PTG). El propósito de este estudio era evaluar la dimensionalidad, fiabilidad y validez de la versión española del Posttraumatic Growth Inventory – Short Form (PTGI-SF) (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) en una muestra de 104 personas adultos supervivientes de abuso sexual infantil. Método: Se evaluaron diferentes modelos del PTGI-SF validado en diferentes idiomas y para distintas muestras mediante el Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio. Resultados: Los resultados revelaron que el modelo original de cinco factores muestra la mejor bondad de ajuste. La consistencia interna resultó adecuada para toda la escala, y aceptable para los diferentes cinco factores. Además, se encontraron correlaciones positivas entre la puntuación total del PTGI-SF y los problemas psicosociales, así como, diferencias de género estadísticamente significativas, puesto que las mujeres reportaron más crecimiento postraumático que los hombres. Conclusiones: Los resultados sugieren que la versión española del PTGI-SF es una medida autoinformada breve, fiable y válida para evaluar el crecimiento postraumático experimentado por las personas supervivientes de abuso sexual infantil.

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    Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors can experience psychological changes and growth as a consequence of their victimization experience, known as posttraumatic growth (PTG). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the dimensionality, reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory – Short Form (PTGI-SF) (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) in a sample of 104 adult survivors of CSA. Method: Different models of PTGI-SF validated in different languages and samples were tested using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Results: The results showed that the original five-factor model exhibited the best goodness of fit. Internal consistency was adequate for the general scale, and acceptable for the five different factors. Furthermore, positive correlations were found between the PTGI-SF total score and psychosocial and mental health problems, as well as gender differences, with women tending to report more PTG than men. Conclusions: These results suggest that the Spanish PTGI-SF is a brief, reliable, valid self-report measure for assessing PTG experienced by CSA survivors.

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