Post-Traumatic Growth Following the Experience of Interpersonal Violence: The Roles of Perceived Stigma and Social Support

Post-Traumatic Growth is a term that refers to an individual's experience of considerable positive transformation following the occurrence traumatic event. This growth may be rapid, gradual, or non-existent, depending on circumstances (such as social support societal stigma) which victims are subjected during process. However, high prevalence trauma among traumatized and benefits post-traumatic (PTG) discovered in increasing empirical research demonstrate need fostering PTG interpersonal violence. As result, current study analysed risk variables for development. The enrolled 200 women men recruited through organization provides services victims. data were gathered via online survey included inventory information sheet demographic, support, stigma-related characteristics. Social stigma found significant predictors PTG, with being associated lower family religious higher PTG. limitations policy implications highlighted, recommendations additional presented.