Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: Factor Structure in the Context of DSM-IV Traumatic Events

Table 2

Traumatic experiences.

	n	%
Lifetime traumatic experiences
Serious accident	199	53.5
Life-threatening illness	142	38.2
Natural disaster	140	37.6
Nonsexual assault*	88	23.6
Other^†	72	19.4
Sexual assault^‡	64	17.1
Imprisonment	14	3.8
Military combat	11	3.0
Torture	5	1.5
Single versus multiple traumatic experiences
1 event	166	44.6
≥2 events	206	55.4
PTGI event
Serious accident	132	35.5
Life-threatening illness	96	25.8
Natural disaster	49	13.2
Nonsexual assault*	34	9.1
Sexual assault^‡	31	8.3
Other^†	17	4.6
Military combat	7	1.9
Imprisonment	3	0.8
Torture	3	0.8
Time since PTGI event
<6 months	72	19.4
6 months to 3 years	127	34.1
3 to 5 years	76	20.4
>5 years	94	25.3
Unreported	3	0.8

*Includes nonsexual assault by a family member/someone known and nonsexual assault by a stranger.
^†Includes unexpected death of a loved one, witnessing/learning of a suicide attempt or completed suicide, personal suicidality, and witnessing mass causalities.
^‡Includes sexual assault by a family member/someone known, sexual assault by a stranger, and sexual contact under age 18 with someone 5 or more years older.