2025/06/19 by Pratitis, Nindia
Psychology · #FOS: Psychology #Personality and Social Contexts #Psychology #Social and Behavioral Sciences #metaanalysis posttraumatic growth #posttraumatic growth #social support #victimization
paper · doi:10.17605/osf.io/zgbfm
The experience of victimization can cause long-term negative impacts on the victim. On the other hand, there are other individuals who are able to use these traumatic experiences to grow or what is called posttraumatic growth. One important factor that is considered to contribute to posttraumatic growth is social support, but previous studies have shown mixed and inconsistent results. Researchers conducted a meta-analysis review to examine the relationship between social support and posttraumatic growth in individuals who experienced victimization. The systematic review was conducted using PRISMA 2020 guidelines and risk of bias assessment using the Appraisal Tool for Cross-Sectional Studies (AXIS) followed by a meta-analysis test. The article search was conducted through eight electronic databases, namely Scopus, Web of Science, pubmed, ERIC, Proquest, Sciencedirect, Semantic Scholar and Google Scholar. Through the search process, researchers obtained 9 articles consisting of 12 studies that fit the inclusion and exclusion criteria previously set. Data analysis was conducted using the Jamovi program with the Hunter-Schmidt estimator model and it was found that social support was positively correlated with posttraumatic growth (r = 0.22; CI = 0.13-0.31) with hetegeronality classified as moderate (I2 = 74.49%). Keywords: Social Support, Metaanalysis, Posttraumatic Growth, Victimization