1 40 3 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Citation List Month Backlog URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1093/swr/22.3.173" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.1093/swr/22.3.173</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The perceived benefit scales: measuring perceived positive life changes after negative events Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Social Work Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Subject The topic of the resource Life Change Events; Depression; Anxiety; Psychology; Statistical; Psychological; Stress; Factor Analysis Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McMillen JC; Fisher R Description An account of the resource The article focuses on a study that introduced measures of self-reported positive life changes after negative events. The study of the psychosocial consequences of negative events has been conducted largely using a deficit approach. In the past three decades, bodies of literature have developed for all relatively common negative events, from rape to cancer. Using a deficit approach, individuals who experienced these events are described in terms of their depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and other negative symptoms. These negative descriptions may influence the way human services professionals view their clients and how people who experience these events view themselves. as negative outcomes. In the article, new measures of self-reported positive life changes after traumatic stressors are introduced. Factor analyses suggest that the Perceived Benefit Scales consist of eight subscales: lifestyle changes; material gain; and increases in self-efficacy, family closeness, community closeness, faith in people, compassion, and spirituality. Internal consistency and test-retest coefficients range from adequate to excellent. The scales correlate with indicators of severity and differ by type of negative event experienced. 1998 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1093/swr/22.3.173" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1093/swr/22.3.173</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article 1998 anxiety Backlog Depression Factor Analysis Fisher R Journal Article Life Change Events McMillen JC Psychological Psychology Social Work Research statistical Stress Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Citation List Month Backlog URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1037/0090-5550.48.2.77" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.1037/0090-5550.48.2.77</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The positive by-products of spinal cord injury and their correlates Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rehabilitation Psychology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McMillen JC; Cook CL Description An account of the resource Objective: To assess positive by-products from the struggles with traumatic spinal cord injury and to explore their correlates. Study Design: Forty-two participants and nominated proxy informants were interviewed 18–36 months post spinal cord injury. Main Outcome Measures: The Perceived Benefit Scales (J. C. McMillen & R. Fisher, 1998) and Symptom Checklist 90—Revised (L. R. Derogatis, 1994). Results: Increased compassion and family closeness and decreased alcohol consumption were commonly reported following injury. Correlations between self- and proxy ratings of positive by-products were low. Positive by-products were not related to psychopathology and had different correlates. Conclusion: Positive by-products are different from other kinds of outcomes, but because loved ones do not necessarily notice these benefits, their validity remains in doubt. 2003 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1037/0090-5550.48.2.77" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1037/0090-5550.48.2.77</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article 2003 Backlog Cook CL Journal Article McMillen JC Rehabilitation Psychology Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Citation List Month Backlog URL Address <a href="http://doi.org/10.1093/sw/44.5.455" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.1093/sw/44.5.455</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Better for it: how people benefit from adversity Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Social Work Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999 Subject The topic of the resource Humans; Life Change Events; Social Work; Internal-External Control; P.H.S.; Research Support; U.S. Gov't; Adaptation; Psychological; Survivors/psychology; Psychiatric Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McMillen JC Description An account of the resource Recently, researchers in several different fields have discovered that people who have experienced seriously adverse events frequently report that they were positively changed by the experience. Respondents in these studies typically have reported a variety of different benefits and have reported that they also were harmed by the same experiences. The research suggests several processes that may account for these reports of benefit: purposeful changes in life structure, changes in views of others and the world that result from the experience of vulnerability, the receipt of needed support, and the search for meaning in adversity. Thinking about benefits may help survivors of traumatic events process painful information. This article offers guidance on how to introduce and manage benefit content within a therapeutic relationship and encourages social workers to cautiously reflect clients' unstated benefits, encourage self-assessments in areas where benefits may accrue, explore any benefits discovered, and help clients plan for positive changes. This process converges well with the strengths perspective and constructivist approaches to social work practice. 1999 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://doi.org/10.1093/sw/44.5.455" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1093/sw/44.5.455</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s). Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article 1999 Adaptation Backlog Humans Internal-External Control Journal Article Life Change Events McMillen JC P.H.S. Psychiatric Psychological Research Support Social Work Survivors/psychology U.S. Gov't