TY - JOUR
T1 - Fixing the Growth Illusion
T2 - New Directions for Research in Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth
AU - Infurna, Frank
AU - Jayawickreme, Eranda
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by John Templeton Foundation Grant No. 60699 to F. J. Infurna and E. Jayawickreme. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - adaptation
KW - adversity
KW - methodological approaches to studying adversity
KW - posttraumatic growth
KW - resilience
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U2 - 10.1177/0963721419827017
DO - 10.1177/0963721419827017
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063156748
SN - 0963-7214
VL - 28
SP - 152
EP - 158
JO - Current Directions in Psychological Science
JF - Current Directions in Psychological Science
IS - 2
ER -