An investigation the relationship between post traumatic growth and attachment styles, stress coping styles & quality of life in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder

The aim of this study was an investigation of the relation between post traumatic growth with attachment & coping styles, quality of life and demographic variables and its prediction in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Thus, in a correlation design, 100 veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in city of Shiraz selected randomly and assess with Post Traumatic Growth Inventory, stress coping styles questionnaire (parker & andler), Hazan & Shaver Adult Attachment Styles questionnaire and Brief WHO- QOL. Results of Pearson correlation showed that post traumatic growth had significant relation with education (r= 0.177), percentage of veteran (r= 0.352), avoidance attachment style (r= -0.309), problem solving coping style (r= 0.248) and psychological quality of life (0.218). also, results of stepwise regression showed that percentage of veteran, avoidance attachment style, age and psychological quality of life can predict 30.7% of post traumatic growth (p<0.05). these results explained that some interventions for enhance problem solving coping style and psychological quality of life and reduce avoidance attachment can develop post traumatic growth in veterans with PTSD.