Table 2: Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) of PTGI-SF dimensions and correlations between it and the Persian version of the DUREL.

Dimensions รก DUREL
Relating to others (D1) 0.578 0.39**
New possibilities (D2) 0.712 0.23**
Personal strength (D3) 0.703 0.30**
Spiritual change (D4) 0.76 0.45**
Appreciation of life (D5) 0.588 0.24**
Total PTGI scale 0.861 0.43**
**p < .01.