| An investigation the relationship between post traumatic growth and attachment styles, stress coping styles & quality of life in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder | 
								
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								  | Introduction: The aim of this study was an investigation of the relation between post traumatic growth with attachment & coping styles, quality of life and demographic variables and its prediction in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Method: Thus, in a correlation design, 100 veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in city of Shiraz selected randomly and assess with Post Traumatic Growth Inventory, stress coping styles questionnaire (parker & andler), Hazan & Shaver Adult Attachment Styles questionnaire and Brief WHO- QOL.
Results: Results of Pearson correlation showed that post traumatic growth had significant relation with education (r= 0.177), percentage of veteran (r= 0.352), avoidance attachment style (r= -0.309), problem solving coping style (r= 0.248) and psychological quality of life (0.218). also, results of stepwise regression showed that percentage of veteran, avoidance attachment style, age and psychological quality of life can predict 30.7% of post traumatic growth (p<0.05).
Conclusion: these results explained that some interventions for enhance problem solving coping style and psychological quality of life and reduce avoidance attachment can develop post traumatic growth in veterans with PTSD. | 
								
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								  | Keywords:  traumatic growth, Stress Coping styles, Attachment Styles, Quality of Life | 
								
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                                  Special Received: 2015/06/2 | Accepted: 2015/06/2 | Published: 2015/06/2
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