Journal
CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 152-158Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0963721419827017
Keywords
resilience; posttraumatic growth; adversity; adaptation; methodological approaches to studying adversity
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- John Templeton Foundation [60699]
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The literature on resilience and posttraumatic growth has been instrumental in highlighting the human capacity to overcome adversity by illuminating that there are different pathways individuals may follow. Although the theme of strength from adversity is attractive and central to many disciplines and certain cultural narratives, this claim lacks robust empirical evidence. Specific issues include methodological approaches of using growth-mixture modeling in resilience research and retrospective assessments of growth. Conceptually, limitations exist in the examination of which outcomes are most appropriate for studying resilience and growth. We discuss new research intended to overcome these limitations, with a focus on prospective longitudinal designs and the value of integrating these disciplines for furthering our understanding of the human capacity to overcome adversity.
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