Abstract

This study was to verify the effects of social reactions and rumination on posttraumatic growth (PTG) and posttraumatic depreciation (PTD) following disclosure of traumatic experiences in individuals with interpersonal trauma. An online survey was conducted on 315 adults with interpersonal trauma, structural equation analysis was performed. The main results were as follows: We found a mediating effect of deliberate rumination on the relationship between positive social reactions and PTG, a mediating effect of intrusive rumination on the relationship between negative social reactions and PTD, a mediating effect of deliberate rumination on the relationship between negative social reactions and PTG, and a sequential mediating effect of intrusive rumination and deliberate rumination on the relationship between negative social reactions and PTG. The findings of this study confirm the importance of social reactions and rumination in intervention strategies to promote PTG in individuals who have experienced interpersonal trauma.dy was to verify the effects of social reactions and rumination on posttraumatic growth (PTG) and posttraumatic depreciation (PTD) following disclosure of traumatic experiences in individuals with interpersonal trauma. An online survey was conducted on 315 adults with interpersonal trauma, structural equation analysis was performed. The main results were as follows: We found a mediating effect of deliberate rumination on the relationship between positive social reactions and PTG, a mediating effect of intrusive rumination on the relationship between negative social reactions and PTD, a mediating effect of deliberate rumination on the relationship between negative social reactions and PTG, and a sequential mediating effect of intrusive rumination and deliberate rumination on the relationship between negative social reactions and PTG. The findings of this study confirm the importance of social reactions and rumination in intervention strategies to promote PTG in individuals who have experienced interpersonal trauma.