Redesigning Research on Post-Traumatic Growth: Challenges, Pitfalls, and New Directions

ISBN-13: 9780197507407 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 312 str.

Frank J. Infurna; Eranda Jayawickreme

Recenzje

This edited volume should be required reading for anyone interested in truly understanding the phenomenon of post-traumatic growth. The research described herein uses cutting edge methods and diverse samples to seriously grapple with the conceptual and methodological issues that have hampered our understanding post-traumatic growth to date."

O autorze

Frank J. Infurna, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. Dr. Infurna's professional work focuses on resilience to major life stressors and psychosocial factors that contribute to healthy aging outcomes across adulthood and old age. His research on major life stressors has shown that contrary to previous research, resilience is not the modal response to major life stressors, but in fact individuals typically show substantial declines in psychological functioning, followed by gradual improvements near-previous levels. Eranda Jayawickreme, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Senior Research Fellow at the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. Dr. Jayawickreme's research focuses on post-traumatic growth as positive personality change, moral personality, wisdom, well-being and integrative theories of personality. His work with populations in Rwanda, Sri Lanka, and the USA has made substantial contributions to further understanding whether and how growth is possible following adversity.