El objetivo del presente estudio fue identificar las estrategias de afrontamiento y estilos rumiativos que se relacionan con Crecimiento Postraumático (CPT), en una muestra de 105 participantes de 12 a 16 años, encuestados 12 meses después del terremoto del año 2015 en la ciudad de Coquimbo, Chile. Los resultados muestran que la rumiación deliberada y las estrategias de afrontamiento productivas predijeron significativamente el CPT. Además, se observó que cuando los participantes sienten amenazas importantes a su integridad, aumentan sus niveles de CPT. Estos resultados permitirían diseñar estrategias de intervención que ayuden a enfrentar las consecuencias de un desastre natural en niños, niñas y adolescentes.

The aim of the present study was to identify the coping strategies and ruminative styles that are related to Posttraumatic Growth (PTG), in a sample of 105 participants from 12 to 16 years old, surveyed 12 months after the 2015 earthquake in the city of Coquimbo, Chile. The results show that deliberate rumination and productive coping strategies significantly predicted PTG. In addition, it was observed that when participants feel significant threats to their integrity, their PTG levels increase. These results would allow designing intervention strategies that help to cope the consequences of a natural disaster in children and adolescents.

The aim of the present study was to identify the coping strategies and ruminative styles that are related to Posttraumatic Growth (PTG), in a sample of 105 participants from 12 to 16 years old, surveyed 12 months after the 2015 earthquake in the city of Coquimbo, Chile. The results show that deliberate rumination and productive coping strategies significantly predicted PTG. In addition, it was observed that when participants feel significant threats to their integrity, their PTG levels increase. These results would allow designing intervention strategies that help to cope the consequences of a natural disaster in children and adolescents.

Background: The Chilean military dictatorship (1973-1990) left thousands of victims among those directly affected and their families, who were able to develop various mental health sequelae. Objective: The present study sought to evaluate a predictive model of posttraumatic growth (PTG) that included political ideology, religious coping and rumination in victims of political violence during the dictatorship. Method: The study involved 200 adults recognised in the Programme for Reparation and Integral Health Care (PRAIS), which is responsible for providing support to direct victims of human rights violations and their family members during the dictatorship. Out of these, 104 were women (52%) and 96 were men (48%) ranging in age from 30 to 91 years. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the Brief Religious Coping Scale, the Event-Related Rumination Scale and the Political Ideology Scale were...