Sense of Coherence as a Predictor of Posttraumatic Growth

Abstract

Although it is known that trauma can cause serious mental disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder, it is also emphasized that it may cause a positive change in the individual for the last 25 years. This positive change is generally referred as ‘posttraumatic growth’. Recent studies related to posttrau-matic growth focus on the factors that can be affective on growth. Although there are very few studies conducted, sense of coherence is one of the most recent concepts in terms of its correleation with posttraumatic growth. The aim of this review was to discuss the effect of sense of coherence on post-traumatic growth with emphasis on current literature.

Keywords

• Trauma
• posttraumatic growth
• sense of coherence