A theory on reports of constructive (real) and illusory posttraumatic growth

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A theory on reports of constructive (real) and illusory posttraumatic growth

It has been suggested that self-reported posttraumatic growth could sometimes be considered as a way for people to protect themselves from the distress of trauma. In this case, reports of posttraumatic growth could be illusory. We suggest a theory on self-reported constructive (real) posttraumatic g...

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Main Authors:	Boerner, Michaela, Joseph, Stephen, Murphy, David
Format:	Article
Published:	SAGE 2017
Subjects:	trauma posttraumatic growth illusions defensiveness well-being person centered growth
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43631/

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