Real and illusory reports of posttraumatic growth and their correlation with well-being: an empirical examination with special focus on defence mechanisms

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Real and illusory reports of posttraumatic growth and their correlation with well-being: an empirical examination with special focus on defence mechanisms

Reports of posttraumatic growth can sometimes be illusory. Several researchers have argued that reports of posttraumatic growth may incorporate two separate phenomena, namely real posttraumatic growth and illusory posttraumatic growth. However, it is not often made explicit which kinds of illusions...

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Main Author:	Börner, Michaela
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	posttraumatic growth trauma defence mechanisms growth following adversity well-being
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38528/

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