Improving Our Measurement of Posttraumatic Growth: Illusory Reports of Growth to a Cracked Cell Phone Screen

We found that participants were more likely to report experiencing posttraumatic growth (PTG) to a distressing, but clearly non-traumatic event – the cracking of one’s cell phone screen, when completing the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), in comparison to completing a new measure of PTG – the Stress-Related Growth Scale-Revised.