Exploring the factors leading to Post Traumatic Growth (PTG) after the large-scale disaster experiences at childhood: a translation study of the global instruments for Nepali residents

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H07109
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Yokohama City University
• Principal Investigator: Honda Yukiko 横浜市立大学, グローバル都市協力研究センター, 特任助教 (90782219)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 心的外傷後成長 / メンタルヘルス / 自然災害 / 尺度翻訳

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We translated the Extended Version of the PTGI (PTGI-X) and Revised Posttraumatic Growth Inventory for Children (PTGI-C-R)) into Nepali language and conducted the study for contextualization and validation. Focus Group Discussion (FGD) reported that many participants experienced the psychological changes after the earthquake and showed an understanding of most of the items included in the translated scale. On the other hand, it was suggested that the several adaptations to the cultural background of Nepal are needed for understanding this scale which originally developed in the United States of America, especially on the concept of “Spirituality" among it.

Free Research Field

社会疫学、公衆衛生