Mordeno, Imelu G.Imelu G.MordenoDr. NALIPAY Ma. Jenina N.Alfonso, Maria Kristina S.Maria Kristina S.AlfonsoCue, Miriam P.Miriam P.Cue2024-07-302024-07-302016Current Psychology, 2016, vol. 35, pp. 587-594.1936-47331046-1310http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/10327The study examined and compared the latent structure of posttraumatic growth (PTG) based on three proposed models: 1-factor, 3-factor and 5-factor models in order to (1) find out the factor structure that has the best fit for the Filipino sample; (2) find out the factor structure that best represents PTG in the immediate aftermath of a flash flood disaster; and (3) examine the generalizability of the best-fitted model across gender. A sample of 895 survivor-respondents answered the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) within a month after a deadly flash flood. Based on the best-fitted model, a multi-group comparison between male and female was conducted to determine gender generalizability. Results showed that the 3-factor model comprising of Changes in Self/Positive Life Attitudes, Philosophy of Life, and Relating to Others fitted best in contrast to the other two models. The data also demonstrated the generalizability of the 3-factor model across gender, with invariance in factor loadings, item intercepts, factor variance and covariance, and factor means.enPosttraumatic GrowthLatent StructureCFAFilipinosPeer Reviewed Journal Article10.1007/s12144-015-9325-y