Description of Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) of Prospective Health Workers in the Health Sciences Cluster Universitas Indonesia

Objective: Traumatic events have an impact on a person's life which can be either negative and positive. The positive impact of a traumatic event is called Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) which is several positive psychological changes due to inner struggles that take place in a person related to the traumatic events they experienced. This study aims to describe posttraumatic growth (PTG) in prospective health workers in the UI health sciences.Method: The study was conducted using a descriptive design with a sample of 378 students. The sample was selected using purposive sampling.Results: The results of the study shows that 50.2% of students experienced posttraumatic growth (PTG) at high levels and 49.8% of students experienced posttraumatic growth (PTG) at low levels. In terms of domain, students who experienced high-level posttraumatic growth (PTG) is mostly in the appreciation for life domain which is 61.5% of health students. In addition, the students who experienced low-level posttraumatic growth (PTG) are mostly on the relating to others domain which is 49.1% of health students.Conclusion: The results of this study recommend that there is a need for an increased activity such as and introduction of knowledge about posttraumatic growth (PTG) to the students. Keywords: prospective health workers; traumatic event; college student; posttraumatic growth; PTG;