Objective Post‐traumatic growth typically refers to enduring positive psychological change
experienced as a result of adversity, trauma, or highly challenging life circumstances. Critics …

Personality psychology, which seeks to study individual differences in thoughts, feelings,
and behaviors that persist over time and place, has experienced a renaissance in the last …

Research indicates that core dimensions of psychological well-being can be cultivated
through intentional mental training. Despite growing research in this area and an increasing …

In this paper we propose a model for examining personal identity development that moves
attention from a relatively exclusive examination of the individual to an examination of the …

We are in the midst of a global transition in which digital “screens” are no longer simply
entertainment devices and distractions; rather, adolescents are currently living in a hybrid …

A robust empirical literature suggests that individual differences in the thematic and
structural aspects of life narratives are associated with and predictive of psychological well …

This article provides a primer for researchers seeking an introduction to quantitative
narrative research methods. It represents a consensus document of most common practices …

Grounded in four theoretical positions—structural, cognitive, phenomenological, and ethical—
the present review demonstrates the empirical evidence for the incremental validity of …

Resource scarcity is a powerful construct in social sciences. However, explanations about
how resources influence overall wellbeing are difficult to generalize since much of the …

Stories are central to our world. We form our families, our communities, and our nations
through stories. It is through stories of our everyday experiences that each of us constructs …