Post traumatic growth – Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education https://jriiejournal.com Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:41:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://jriiejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-JRIIE-LOGO-1-32x32.jpg Post traumatic growth – Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education https://jriiejournal.com 32 32 194867206 Influence of Posttraumatic Growth on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Refugees in Nairobi County, Kenya https://jriiejournal.com/influence-of-posttraumatic-growth-on-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-among-refugees-in-nairobi-county-kenya/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=influence-of-posttraumatic-growth-on-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-among-refugees-in-nairobi-county-kenya Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:12:41 +0000 https://jriiejournal.com/?p=1476 Read More Read More

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Henrietta Amen Usunobun, Dr. Stephen Asatsa & Dr. Elijah Macharia
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Corresponding author: hettyamen@gmail.com

Abstract: Most refugees have frequently been subjected to a variety of potentially traumatic events, which have a wide range of negative consequences for their mental health and quality of life. However, some have also reported positive personal changes, and post-traumatic growth related to these potentially distressing events. This study was restricted only to Nairobi County, which accommodates most of the urban refugees in Kenya (UNHCR, 2020). The study used a simple random sampling technique for the quantitative strand and purposive/convenient sampling technique for the qualitative strand to select respondents. A sample of 133 respondents, which was determined using Yamane’s formula, was selected. Quantitative data were collected using standardized questionnaires; the 21-item posttraumatic growth inventory (PTGI) and 20-item Posttraumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL-5). This study adopted the embedded mixed method research design by combining correlational and phenomenological research design. The study revealed a weak negative relationship between Posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth (p˂ 0.01, r = -.319).This implies, as individual who had gone through traumatizing experience progress in posttraumatic growth, the level of post-traumatic stress disorder decreases with time. This indicates that continuous psychological and psychosocial assistance are considered as coping skills that facilitate posttraumatic growth.

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