{"id":{"repo_id":"uiuc","oai_identifier":"oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/125647"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/uiuc/oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/125647","repository":{"repo_id":"uiuc","name":"University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign","base_url":"https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh"},"display":{"title":"Post traumatic growth among Iraqi refugees in the United States","abstract":"Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms","abstract_html":"Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled &#x27;Open Access&#x27;. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Makttoof, Hameed"],"institution":"University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign","degree_name":"M.S.","degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"Educational Psychology","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Neville, Helen"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2024,"date_issued":"2024-07-18","date_published":"2024-07-18","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:25:02Z","subjects":["Refugees","Immigrants","Post-traumatic Growth","Iraqi","Iraq","War","Trauma"],"languages":["en","eng"],"rights":["Copyright 2024 Hameed Makttoof"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/2142/125647","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Neville, Helen"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Makttoof, Hameed"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2024-07-18","2024-08"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["text","Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Educational Psychology"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["M.S."]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Refugees","Immigrants","Post-traumatic Growth","Iraqi","Iraq","War","Trauma"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en","eng"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Copyright 2024 Hameed Makttoof"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://hdl.handle.net/2142/125647"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms","The student, Hameed Makttoof, accepted the attached license on 2024-07-17 at 16:33.","The student, Hameed Makttoof, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2024-07-17 at 16:48.","This Thesis was approved for publication on 2024-07-18 at 09:48.","DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #21145 on 2025-02-04 at 21:05:27","This study investigated factors associated with post-traumatic growth (PTG), including demographic variables and exposure to trauma, among 107 Iraqi refugees in the United States who experienced the 2003 conflict. It was hypothesized that demographic factors (i.e., gender and years in the U.S.) and higher levels of trauma exposure would be associated with greater PTG. Findings from zero-order correlations indicated that years in the U.S. were associated with PTG among Iraqi refugees. Notably, living in the U.S. for a longer period of time was significantly and negatively associated with Appreciation of Life (r = -.24, p < .05) as part of the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Men reported greater levels of PTG than women in this sample. Additionally, findings from canonical correlations analysis suggested that trauma experiences were related to PTG dimensions of skills and talents, physical, emotional, and spiritual crises, indicating that greater trauma in these areas was linked to lower PTG. This research provides insights into the psychological resilience and growth potential of this population, which in turn may inform the development of tailored interventions and support systems that can aid in their healing and recovery. The limitations of the study and future research directions are outlined."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Post traumatic growth among Iraqi refugees in the United States"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Neville, Helen"],"dc:creator":["Makttoof, Hameed"],"dc:date":["2024-07-18","2024-08"],"dc:description":["Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms","The student, Hameed Makttoof, accepted the attached license on 2024-07-17 at 16:33.","The student, Hameed Makttoof, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2024-07-17 at 16:48.","This Thesis was approved for publication on 2024-07-18 at 09:48.","DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #21145 on 2025-02-04 at 21:05:27","This study investigated factors associated with post-traumatic growth (PTG), including demographic variables and exposure to trauma, among 107 Iraqi refugees in the United States who experienced the 2003 conflict. It was hypothesized that demographic factors (i.e., gender and years in the U.S.) and higher levels of trauma exposure would be associated with greater PTG. Findings from zero-order correlations indicated that years in the U.S. were associated with PTG among Iraqi refugees. Notably, living in the U.S. for a longer period of time was significantly and negatively associated with Appreciation of Life (r = -.24, p < .05) as part of the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Men reported greater levels of PTG than women in this sample. Additionally, findings from canonical correlations analysis suggested that trauma experiences were related to PTG dimensions of skills and talents, physical, emotional, and spiritual crises, indicating that greater trauma in these areas was linked to lower PTG. This research provides insights into the psychological resilience and growth potential of this population, which in turn may inform the development of tailored interventions and support systems that can aid in their healing and recovery. The limitations of the study and future research directions are outlined."],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["https://hdl.handle.net/2142/125647"],"dc:language":["en","eng"],"dc:rights":["Copyright 2024 Hameed Makttoof"],"dc:subject":["Refugees","Immigrants","Post-traumatic Growth","Iraqi","Iraq","War","Trauma"],"dc:title":["Post traumatic growth among Iraqi refugees in the United States"],"dc:type":["text","Thesis"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Educational Psychology"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["M.S."],"thesis:institution_name":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:25:02Z"}