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Psychopathology and languishing are distinct (2018)
Journal Article
Jayawickreme, E., & Blackie, L. E. (2019). Psychopathology and languishing are distinct. Journal of Positive Psychology, 14(1), 68-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2018.1528379

Halls-Simmons and McGrath have proposed that character strengths can moderate the impact that clinical symptoms have on functioning. This notion is reasonable in light of existing evidence. Specifically, we provide secondary analyses from data first... Read More about Psychopathology and languishing are distinct.

Randomized controlled trial of SecondStory, an intervention targeting posttraumatic growth, with bereaved adults (2018)
Journal Article
Roepke, A. M., Tsukayama, E., Forgeard, M., Blackie, L., & Jayawickreme, E. (2018). Randomized controlled trial of SecondStory, an intervention targeting posttraumatic growth, with bereaved adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 86(6), 518-532. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000307

Objective: People often report positive psychological changes after adversity, a phenomenon known as posttraumatic growth (PTG). Few PTG-focused interventions have been rigorously tested, and measurement strategies have had significant limitations. T... Read More about Randomized controlled trial of SecondStory, an intervention targeting posttraumatic growth, with bereaved adults.

“I am Rwandan”: unity and reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda (2018)
Journal Article
Blackie, L. E., & Hitchcott, N. (2018). “I am Rwandan”: unity and reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda. Genocide Studies and Prevention, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.12.1.1480

Drawing on a corpus of ten oral interviews with survivors and perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, we examine how the government’s policy of unity and reconciliation has shaped post-genocide identities and intergroup relatio... Read More about “I am Rwandan”: unity and reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda.

Situation-based contingencies underlying wisdom-content manifestations: examining intellectual humility in daily life (2018)
Journal Article
Zachry, C. E., Phan, L. V., Blackie, L. E., & Jayawickreme, E. (2018). Situation-based contingencies underlying wisdom-content manifestations: examining intellectual humility in daily life. Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 73(8), 1404–1415. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby016

Objectives: Existing assessments of intellectual humility (IH)—a key component of wisdom—do not examine its manifestation in daily life while sufficiently focusing on the core idea of the construct: owning up to one’s intellectual shortcomings. The p... Read More about Situation-based contingencies underlying wisdom-content manifestations: examining intellectual humility in daily life.