Post‐traumatic growth as positive personality change: Challenges, opportunities, and recommendations

E Jayawickreme, FJ Infurna, K Alajak… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Post‐traumatic growth typically refers to enduring positive psychological change
experienced as a result of adversity, trauma, or highly challenging life circumstances. Critics …

A conceptual framework for the neurobiological study of resilience

R Kalisch, MB Müller, O Tüscher - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2015 - cambridge.org
The well-replicated observation that many people maintain mental health despite exposure
to severe psychological or physical adversity has ignited interest in the mechanisms that …

[BOOK][B] Positive psychology: The science of happiness and human strengths

A Carr - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
Remediating deficits and managing disabilities has been a central preoccupation for clinical
psychologists. Positive Psychology, in contrast, is concerned with the enhancement of …

A dimensional taxonomy of perceived characteristics of major life events.

M Luhmann, I Fassbender, M Alcock… - Journal of personality …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Major life events (MLEs) are studied in many different areas in psychology such as
personality development, clinical psychology, or posttraumatic growth. In all of these areas …

Six functions of character strengths for thriving at times of adversity and opportunity: A theoretical perspective

RM Niemiec - Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2020 - Springer
Life is a collection of moments, some light and pleasant, some dark and unpleasant, some
neutral. Character strengths contribute to the full range of human experiences, influencing …

[HTML][HTML] “Andrà tutto bene”: associations between character strengths, psychological distress and self-efficacy during Covid-19 lockdown

N Casali, T Feraco, M Ghisi, C Meneghetti - Journal of happiness studies, 2021 - Springer
The Covid-19 pandemic obliged people around the world to stay home and self-isolate, with
a number of negative psychological consequences. This study focuses on the protective role …

Illusory posttraumatic growth is common, but genuine posttraumatic growth is rare: A critical review and suggestions for a path forward

A Boals - Clinical Psychology Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Over the last 2.5 decades, trauma researchers have increasingly become interested
in posttraumatic growth (PTG)–the concept that some people experience growth as a result …

Character strengths sustain mental health and post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. A longitudinal analysis

N Casali, T Feraco, C Meneghetti - Psychology & Health, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has brought negative and positive changes in the
general population, with some people experiencing post-traumatic growth after the first …

Perceived characteristics of life events—short-term changes in prosociality and empathy?

I Fassbender, P Haehner, S Buecker… - European Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Post-traumatic growth can be understood as positive change in desirable personality traits
after adverse life events. However, recent research questioned whether adversity is a …

Development of character strengths across the deployment cycle among US Army soldiers

WJ Chopik, WL Kelley, LL Vie, J Oh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Despite a narrative of post‐traumatic growth and resilience, research reliably
demonstrating positive character development following adversity has proved elusive. In the …