Ciciolla, LuciaAddante, Samantha Marie2021-08-032021-08-032020-12https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/330185Psychological distress and growth have received extensive attention within the literature as distinct outcomes; however, the relationship between these two constructs yields mixed findings. The present study examines the patterns of psychological distress (i.e., posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms) and posttraumatic growth among young adults following experiences of childhood trauma. Participants were 341 young adults were completed an online, anonymous survey, including (PDS-5), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Posttraumatic Growth (PTG), and demographic information. An LPA was conducted to examine patterns of psychological distress (i.e., posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms) and posttraumatic growth among young adults following experiences of childhood trauma. Results revealed four profiles - High Distress-Moderate Growth, Low Distress-Moderate Growth, Low Distress-High Growth, and Low-Distress-Low Growth. Multinomial logistic regressions were conducted in SPSS to examine whether type of trauma exposure, social support, and sex could predict membership in the latent profiles of distress and growth. Trauma type, social support, and sex did not significantly predict group membership, which is likely a function large standard errors from a relatively small sample. However, the odd ratios for the predictors, often considered a measure of effect size, were notable in many instances, warranting description as they provide important directions for future research. This study advances the literature by expanding upon previous studies that use LPA to examine the co-occurrence of distress and growth, using a more comprehensive approach to distress and trauma type. However, further research is needed to examine a broader range of predictors among more diverse trauma experiences.application/pdfCopyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.Thesischildhood traumalatent profile analysispsychological distresspsychological growth