Full Description
The new edition of Posttraumatic Growth: Theory, Research, and Applications includes the latest developments in the science of posttraumatic growth, including responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, epigenetics, and new interventions to facilitate growth after trauma.
The book provides a wide range of answers to questions about the theory behind posttraumatic growth (PTG), its synthesis and contrast with other theories and models, and its applications in diverse settings. Posttraumatic Growth starts with an overview of the history, components, and outcomes of PTG. Next, chapters review quantitative, qualitative, and cross-cultural research on PTG, including in relation to cognitive function, identity formation, cross-national and gender differences, and similarities and differences between adults and children. The final section shows readers how to facilitate optimal outcomes with PTG at the level of the individual, the group, the community, and society.
Contents
Part 1: Posttraumatic Growth Theory
1. What Is Posttraumatic Growth?
2. A History of the Concept of Posttraumatic Growth in Psychology and Related Disciplines
3. Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy, and Posttraumatic Growth
4. Posttraumatic Growth as Process and Outcome
5. Posttraumatic Growth as Common and Universal Experience
6. The Validity of Reports of Posttraumatic Growth
7. Components of the Theoretical Model of Posttraumatic Growth
8. Theories Related to PTG
Part 2: Posttraumatic Growth Research
9. Qualitative Research on Posttraumatic Growth
10. Quantitative Measures of Posttraumatic Growth
11. Cross-Cultural Research
12. Developmental Research on Posttraumatic Growth
13. Posttraumatic Growth and Neurological and Biological Mechanisms
14. Ideal Research Strategies for Posttraumatic Growth
Part 3: Application
15. Facilitation of Posttraumatic Growth through Expert Companionship
16. Intervention Models for Posttraumatic Growth
17. PTG Beyond the Individual
18. Vicarious and Secondary PTG
19. Non-Posttraumatic Growth
20. Final Considerations
