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The new edition of
Posttraumatic Growth: Theory, Research, and Applications includes the latest developments in the science of posttraumatic growth, including responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, epigenetics, and new interventions to facilitate growth after trauma.
List of contents
Part 1: Posttraumatic Growth Theory 1. What Is Posttraumatic Growth?
2. A History of the Concept of Posttraumatic Growth in Psychology and Related Disciplines
3. Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy, and Posttraumatic Growth
4. Posttraumatic Growth as Process and Outcome
5. Posttraumatic Growth as Common and Universal Experience
6. The Validity of Reports of Posttraumatic Growth
7. Components of the Theoretical Model of Posttraumatic Growth
8. Theories Related to PTG
Part 2: Posttraumatic Growth Research 9. Qualitative Research on Posttraumatic Growth
10. Quantitative Measures of Posttraumatic Growth
11. Cross-Cultural Research
12. Developmental Research on Posttraumatic Growth
13. Posttraumatic Growth and Neurological and Biological Mechanisms
14. Ideal Research Strategies for Posttraumatic Growth
Part 3: Application 15. Facilitation of Posttraumatic Growth through Expert Companionship
16. Intervention Models for Posttraumatic Growth
17. PTG Beyond the Individual
18. Vicarious and Secondary PTG
19. Non-Posttraumatic Growth
20. Final Considerations
About the author
Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD, is professor emeritus in psychological science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and executive director of the Boulder Crest Institute for Posttraumatic Growth.
Jane Shakespeare-Finch, PhD, is professor in psychology and counseling at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and has published extensively in posttraumatic growth.
Kanako Taku, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychology and the director of the Free-Form Tipping Point Lab at Oakland University in Michigan. She is the editor of the
Journal of Loss and Trauma.
Bret A. Moore, PsyD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist and prescribing psychologist. He is the deputy director of the Boulder Crest Institute for Posttraumatic Growth.
