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Examining the Latent Structure of Posttraumatic Growth Between Male and Female Survivors in the Immediate Aftermath of a Flash Flood Disaster

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The study examined and compared the latent structure of posttraumatic growth (PTG) based on three proposed models: 1-factor, 3-factor and 5-factor models in order to (1) find out the factor structure that has the best fit for the Filipino sample; (2) find out the factor structure that best represents PTG in the immediate aftermath of a flash flood disaster; and (3) examine the generalizability of the best-fitted model across gender. A sample of 895 survivor-respondents answered the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) within a month after a deadly flash flood. Based on the best-fitted model, a multi-group comparison between male and female was conducted to determine gender generalizability. Results showed that the 3-factor model comprising of Changes in Self/Positive Life Attitudes, Philosophy of Life, and Relating to Others fitted best in contrast to the other two models. The data also demonstrated the generalizability of the 3-factor model across gender, with invariance in factor loadings, item intercepts, factor variance and covariance, and factor means.

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  1. College of Education, Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan, Philippines

    Imelu G. Mordeno

  2. Department of Psychology, De La Salle University, 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila, Philippines

    Ma. Jenina N. Nalipay

  3. College of Education, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

    Maria Kristina S. Alfonso

  4. Regulatory Board of Psychology, Professional Regulation Commission, Manila, Philippines

    Miriam P. Cue

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Mordeno, I.G., Nalipay, M.J.N., Alfonso, M.K.S. et al. Examining the Latent Structure of Posttraumatic Growth Between Male and Female Survivors in the Immediate Aftermath of a Flash Flood Disaster. Curr Psychol 35, 587–594 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-015-9325-y

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