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Frank J. Infurna, Eranda Jayawickreme, Briana Woods-Jaeger, Alyson K. Zalta
American Psychologist, 2024
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Infurna, F. J., Jayawickreme, E., Woods-Jaeger, B., & Zalta, A. K. (2024). Understanding adaptive responses to adversity: Introduction to the special issue on rethinking resilience and posttraumatic growth. American Psychologist.
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Infurna, Frank J., Eranda Jayawickreme, Briana Woods-Jaeger, and Alyson K. Zalta. “Understanding Adaptive Responses to Adversity: Introduction to the Special Issue on Rethinking Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth.” American Psychologist (2024).
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Infurna, Frank J., et al. “Understanding Adaptive Responses to Adversity: Introduction to the Special Issue on Rethinking Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth.” American Psychologist, 2024.
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@article{frank2024a,
title = {Understanding adaptive responses to adversity: Introduction to the special issue on rethinking resilience and posttraumatic growth.},
year = {2024},
journal = {American Psychologist},
author = {Infurna, Frank J. and Jayawickreme, Eranda and Woods-Jaeger, Briana and Zalta, Alyson K.}
}
Abstract
Research on resilience and posttraumatic growth (PTG) has significantly advanced our understanding of human adaptability to adversity, reflecting a widespread belief in the United States that such adaptability is commonplace. However, recent studies have highlighted conceptual and methodological limitations in these fields. These limitations call into question the credibility of existing research and underscore the need for multidisciplinary perspectives in understanding adaptive responses to adversity. This special issue aims to provide a foundation for a new generation of resilience and PTG research. It brings together innovative theoretical and empirical work that focuses on several key areas: the multifaceted nature and impacts of adversity, the importance of clarifying resilience and PTG in marginalized communities, methodological advancements in the field, and challenges to core theoretical and methodological assumptions underlying our scientific practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).