Interest in meaning and meaning making in the context of stressful life events continues to
grow, but research is hampered by conceptual and methodological limitations. Drawing on …

This article had four goals. First, the authors identified a set of general challenges and
questions that a life-span theory of development should address. Second, they presented a …

Abstract Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes the relationship a person
has with their thoughts and beliefs as potentially more relevant than belief content in …

The current work evaluates the HIV Stigma Framework in a sample of 95 people living with
HIV recruited from an inner-city clinic in the Bronx, NY. To determine the contributions of …

Objectives Treatment of difficult-to-treat (D2T) RA patients is generally based on trial-and-
error and can be challenging due to a myriad of contributing factors. We aimed to identify …

This meta-analytic review examines the role of optimism, social support, and coping
strategies in contributing to posttraumatic growth. Results from 103 studies showed that all …

Abstract Empirical studies (n= 39) that documented positive change following trauma and
adversity (eg, posttraumatic growth, stress‐related growth, perceived benefit, thriving; …

Interest in the phenomenon of perceived growth following highly stressful experiences
continues to proliferate. Already there is abundant evidence that perceptions of growth are …

Health disparities (differences in health by socioeconomic groups) are a pressing issue in
our society. This article provides an overview of a multilevel approach that seeks to …

A positive psychological theory of growth through adversity is proposed. The organismic
valuing theory of growth through adversity posits an intrinsic motivation toward growth …