What does a personality science approach to post-traumatic growth reveal?

Blackie, Laura E.R.; Jayawickreme, Eranda

Abstract

Recent research has advocated for the value of conceptualizing post-traumatic growth as positive personality change. However, most research continues to use both methodologically suspect assessment tools and unsupported theoretical assumptions. How can personality psychologists contribute to the pursuit of high-quality research on this topic? The current special issue, which grew out of the European Association for Personality Psychology (EAPP) expert meeting on “Integrating Post-Traumatic Growth and Personality Change”, held at the University of Nottingham, on September 16–17, 2019, includes 15 papers that (1) examine short-term change in multiple personality constructs after adversity, (2) highlight the limitations of only assessing post-traumatic growth with retrospective questionnaires, and (3) provide theoretical and methodological recommendations for the continued advancement of the study of post-traumatic growth through the lens of personality psychology. While these papers all address specific ways to advance the personality science of post-traumatic growth, collectively they highlight the many unanswered questions that future research should tackle.

Citation

Blackie, L. E., & Jayawickreme, E. (2022). What does a personality science approach to post-traumatic growth reveal?. European Journal of Personality, 36(4), 437-442. https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070221104628

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 11, 2022
• Online Publication Date: May 24, 2022
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: May 13, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: May 24, 2022
• Journal: European Journal of Personality
• Print ISSN: 0890-2070
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-0984
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 437-442
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070221104628
• Keywords: Social Psychology
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8048258
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08902070221104628