Posttraumatic growth of victims of intimate partner violence from the perspective of experts

Posttraumatski rast, kao pozitivna psihološka promjena nastala rezultatom traumatičnog životnog događaj, očituje se u sferama odnosa s drugima, osjećaja osobne snage, prepoznavanje novih mogućnosti u životu, cijenjenje života te duhovnih promjene. Dosadašnja istraživanja utvrđuju postojanje posttraumatskog rasta kod žrtava partnerskog nasilja te naglašavaju ulogu stručnjaka u procesu dolaska do njega, posebno u vidu podrške, osnaživanja i usmjeravanja. Ovo kvalitativno istraživanje okupilo je 8 stručnjaka pomažućih zanimanja s ciljem dobivanja uvida u njihovu perspektivu o posttraumatskom rastu žrtve partnerskog nasilja s kojom su se susreli. Istraživanje je provedeno metodom polustrukturiranog intervjua dok je za analizu podataka korištena tematska analiza. Rezultati ukazuju da su stručnjaci prepoznali posttraumatski rast u sferama promjene slike korisnica o sebi, promjene u odnosu s drugima i u roditeljstvu te prepoznavanje novih mogućnosti. Također su opisali koje su intervencije koristili te koje osobine stručnjaka smatraju važnima za posttraumatski rasta žrtve partnerskog nasilja. Najistaknutija sfera posttraumatskog rasta je prepoznavanje mogućnosti, naglašena je važnost uloge zaposlenja za žrtvu. Prepoznata je i nova sfera promjene u roditeljstvu, žrtve posttraumatskim rastom imaju bolji odnos sa svojom djecom. Rezultati također ukazuju da su empatija, optimizam i strpljivost uz individualno planiranje i psihosocijalnu pomoć najvažnije kompetencije i intervencije stručnjaka za dolazak do posttraumatskog rasta žrtve partnerskog nasilja.Post-traumatic growth, as a positive psychological change resulting from a traumatic life event, manifests itself in the spheres of relationships with others, feelings of personal strength, recognition of new opportunities in life, appreciation of life and spiritual changes. Previous research has established the existence of post-traumatic growth in victims of intimate partner violence and emphasizes the role of experts in the process of reaching it/ acquiring it, especially in the form of support, empowerment and guidance. This qualitative research gathered 8 experts in helping professions with the aim of gaining insight into their perspective on the posttraumatic growth of victims of intimate partner violence they encountered. The research was conducted using the semi-structured interview method, while thematic analysis was used for data analysis. The results indicate that experts recognized post-traumatic growth in the spheres of changing the user's self-image, changes in relationships with others, parenting and in recognition of new opportunities. They also described which interventions they used and which characteristics of professionals they consider important for the post-traumatic growth of victims of intimate partner violence. The most prominent sphere of post-traumatic growth is the recognition of opportunities and the importance of the role of employment for the victim is emphasized. A new sphere of change in parenting has also been recognized, victims with post-traumatic growth have a better relationship with their children. The results also indicate that empathy, optimism and patience, along with individual planning and psychosocial help, are the most important competencies and interventions of experts for achieving post-traumatic growth in victims of intimate partner violence