Healing After Violence: The Effect of Perception of Social Support on Posttraumatic Growth in Female University Students

This study investigated the Turkish validity and reliability of the Healing After Gender-based Violence Scale (GBV-Heal) and the relationship between social support perception, posttraumatic growth in university students who are victims of gender-based violence. The study sample consisted of 167 female students who experienced gender-based violence. The Turkish version of GBV-Heal of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value was 0.892; the Bartlett Sphericity Test result was determined as chi 2 = 195,053, and the obtained variables were found suitable for factor analysis. Perception of social support related to post-violence healing in female university students is effective on posttraumatic growth.

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This study examined the validity and reliability of the Healing After Gender-based Violence Scale (GBV-Heal) in Turkish, as well as the relationship between social support perception and posttraumatic growth in university students who have experienced gender-based violence. The results indicate that the perception of social support in female university students plays a significant role in posttraumatic growth.