Sense of Coherence and Posttraumatic Growth: The Moderating Role of Value Orientation in Chinese and Swiss Bereaved Parents
Sense of Coherence–Revised (SOC-R) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) can be understood as two metaheuristics that are closely linked to resilience and adaption to adversity. This study investigated the association between SOC-R and PTG, as well as the moderating role of value orientations,
in a sample of 67 Chinese and Swiss parents who lost their child. Results showed that, cross-culturally, the value of conservation was negatively associated with PTG, and self-transcendence showed a significant moderation effect to enhance the positive relationship between SOC-R and PTG. Implications
for clinical practice to facilitate growth by focusing on SOC-R and value orientations were discussed.
Keywords: Bereaved parents; Sense of Coherence–Revised; culture; posttraumatic growth; value orientations
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Division of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Publication date: 03 April 2018
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