Refining our Understanding of Traumatic Growth in the Face of Terrorism: Moving from Meaning Cognitions to Doing what is Meaningful

E. Hobfoll, Stevan; J. Hall, Brian; Canetti‐Nisim, Daphna; Galea, Sandro; J. Johnson, Robert; A. Palmieri, Patrick

doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.2007.00292.x

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Refining our Understanding of Traumatic Growth in the Face of Terrorism: Moving from Meaning Cognitions to Doing what is Meaningful

Published in Applied Psychology • Jun 26, 2007

Authors:

Stevan E. Hobfoll

Brian J. Hall

Daphna Canetti‐Nisim

Abstract

Recent studies related to global terrorism have suggested the potential of posttraumatic growth (PTG) following experiences of terror exposure. However, investigations of whether psychological distress is reduced or increased by PTG in other trauma contexts have been inconsistent. Results from our s...

Subject

Posttraumatic growth

Disengagement theory

Psychology

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