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Distressful events can either lead to post traumatic stress disorders or post traumatic growth depending on individual’s characteristics or the magnitude of environmental and social supports. The current study was conducted to investigate the relation between attachment to God, Perceived social support, and post traumatic growth in mothers of children with physical disabilities. To fulfill the stated goal 108 mothers of children with physical disabilities who had experienced at least one traumatic event were selected by means of accessible sampling procedure and the following measures were given to them to respond as honestly as they could: Attachment to God inventory, perceived social support, and post traumatic growth (PTG). Results showed that between a secure attachment to God and two subdomains of social support (i.e. family support, and support of special individuals) and feelings of short comings with post traumatic growth a significant relationship existed. Results indicated that a secure attachment of God and social supports were two important variables that effect post traumatic growth in people with changing individuals reactions and interpretation of daily incidences.

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