A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Posttraumatic Growth from Unrest Situations among Health Workers in Three Southern Border Provinces

Abstract

This study examined the construct validity of Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). The sample consisted of 510 health workers in three southern border provinces. The questionnaire PTGI, verified for content validity by professional experts with reliability of 0.93, was used for data collecting. To analyze the PTGI, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was undertaken using LISREL program. It was found that the PGI, which consists of five domains (Relating to Others, New Possibilities, Personal Strength, Spiritual Change, Appreciation of Life), fit with the empirical data with the goodness- of-fit indices as follows: Chi- square = 3.12, df=1 (p = 0.08); GFI = 1.00; CFI =1.00; NNFI = 0.99 and RMSEA = 0.063. In sum, PTGI, which consists of five domains, was consistent with the concept and theory and could be used within the context of Thai society.