This chapter reviews the literature that shows that growth occurs in the aftermath of a variety
of life crises, and summarizes ways of understanding how this growth occurs. The chapter …

Posttraumatic Growth reworks and overhauls the seminal 2006 Handbook of Posttraumatic
Growth. It provides a wide range of answers to questions concerning knowledge of …

Does my life have any deeper meaning? Does God really care about me? How can I find
and follow my moral compass? What do I do when my faith is shaken to the core? Spiritual …

This target article focuses on the construct of post–traumatic growth—positive psychological
change experienced as a result of the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances …

Positive psychology is currently equated with theory and research on the positive aspects of
life. The reality could not be further from the truth. Positive psychology investigates and …

From the authors who pioneered the concept of posttraumatic growth comes Posttraumatic
Growth in Clinical Practice, a book that brings the study of growth after trauma into the twenty …

Cognitive processes in the aftermath of experiencing a major life stressor play an important
role in the impact of the event on the person. Intrusive thoughts about the event are likely to …

A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-SF) is described. A sample of 1351
adults who had completed the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) in previous studies …

For the past twenty years, pioneering psychologist Stephen Joseph has worked with
survivors of trauma. His studies have yielded a startling discovery: that a wide range of …

The relationship of challenge to core beliefs, rumination, disclosure, and some sociocultural
elements to posttraumatic growth (PTG) were explored. Participants were college students …