Despite experiencing disproportionately high rates of trauma exposure and traumatic stress, sexual and gender minority populations are underrepresented in research on posttraumatic growth (PTG). Data from two waves of semistructured life review phenomenological interviews with 14 sexual minority women and nonbinary individuals were analyzed to explore sexual minority women and nonbinary individuals' lived experiences of growth and healing from exposure to traumatic events. Three main themes were identified: (1) healing through interpersonal connection; (2) new learning about the self and relationships; and (3) healing as political. The first theme describes the central role of interpersonal connection; whereas some participants described seeking and receiving social support from others, most discussed the value of healing with others. The second theme characterizes new learning following trauma, such as learning that, in healthy and safe relationships, one can be loved for who they are. The third theme encompasses how participants politicized their PTG and that even the process of politicizing the traumatic experience itself facilitated growth, as participants understood their struggle as connected to larger systems of oppression, contributing to further identity development. Our findings suggest that sexual minority women and nonbinary individuals experience PTG as a political, iteratively individual and relational process of queer worldmaking (Berlant & Warner, 1998). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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不仅是成长，还有世界创造：对性少数女性和非二元个体的创伤后成长的现象学探索。


尽管经历了不成比例的高创伤暴露率和创伤应激率，但在创伤后生长 （PTG） 研究中，性和性别少数群体的代表性不足。分析了对 14 名性少数女性和非二元个体的两波半结构化生活回顾现象学访谈的数据，以探索性少数女性和非二元个体因暴露于创伤事件而成长和愈合的生活经历。确定了三个主要主题：（1） 通过人际关系进行治愈;（2） 对自我和人际关系的新学习;（3） 作为政治治愈。第一个主题描述了人际关系的核心作用;虽然一些参与者描述了从他人那里寻求和接受社会支持，但大多数人与他人讨论了治愈的价值。第二个主题是创伤后的新学习特征，例如学习在健康和安全的关系中，一个人可以因其本来面目而被爱。第三个主题包括参与者如何将他们的 PTG 政治化，甚至将创伤经历政治化的过程本身也促进了成长，因为参与者将他们的斗争与更大的压迫系统相关联，有助于进一步的身份发展。我们的研究结果表明，性少数女性和非二元个体将PTG视为一种政治的、迭代的个体和酷儿世界构建的关系过程（Berlant & Warner，1998）。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。