Examining the psychometrics of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory Short Form in a sample of Turkish adolescents: confirmatory factor analysis, item response theory and network analysis

Kaya B., CENKSEVEN ÖNDER F.

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03069885.2026.2656769
  • Dergi Adı: British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, CINAHL, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo, Social Sciences Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: confirmatory factor analysis and psychometrics, Posttraumatic growth, Turkish adolescents
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Posttraumatic growth is a phenomenon that refers to positive changes in coping with challenging life events. However, there is no short-form version of the scale measuring post-traumatic growth that has undergone a structured validity assessment in Turkish adolescents. Therefore, we aimed to adapt the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form (PTGI-SF) to Turkish adolescents. Participants were adolescents aged 14–18 years with traumatic experiences (Mage = 15.57, SD = 1.17). This study found that the PTGI-SF construct was valid and demonstrated good model fit in Turkish adolescents. The internal consistency of the scale was calculated to be high. As measurement invariance was verified, it was found that the scale represented the same psychological structure in terms of gender. The PTGI-SF exceeded the threshold and showed sufficient convergent validity. Furthermore, item response theory revealed that the items were highly discriminant from each other. Additionally, network analysis showed that the items were strongly related to each other. In conclusion, this study has realised a unique adaptation with adequate validity and reliability to measure posttraumatic growth in Turkish adolescents.