Despite negative connotations, surviving trauma can result in improvements in some domains of a person's life. This phenomenon is known as posttraumatic growth (PTG), and it is typically measured using the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Given the ambiguous results of the existing validation studies, the present study aimed to verify the psychometric properties of the Slovak version of the PTGI in a representative sample of Slovak citizens. Although the results suggest that a modified one-factor structure fit the data best, other issues, such as extremely high correlations between the latent factors related to the PTGI's factor structure, were observed. It is likely that the application of the latent variable model does not represent the essence of PTG adequately and the network approach thus appears to be a far more suitable conceptualization of PTG. More detailed information on between-person differences and within-person changes in PTG could help to tailor more effective interventions or preventive programs.

Department of Social Work St Elizabeth College of Health and Social Work Bratislava Slovakia

Institute of Psychology Faculty of Arts University of Presov Prešov Slovakia

Institute of Social Sciences Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences Slovak Academy of Sciences Košice Slovakia

Olomouc University Social Health Institute Palacky University Olomouc Czechia

Psychiatric Psychotherapeutic Outpatient Clinic Pro Mente Sana Bratislava Slovakia

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