Redesigning Research on Post-Traumatic Growth
Challenges, Pitfalls, and New Directions
Frank J. Infurna and Eranda Jayawickreme
Author Information
Frank J. Infurna, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. Dr. Infurna's professional work focuses on resilience to major life stressors and psychosocial factors that contribute to healthy aging outcomes across adulthood and old age. His research on major life stressors has shown that contrary to previous research, resilience is not the modal response to major life stressors, but in fact individuals typically show substantial declines in psychological functioning, followed by gradual improvements near-previous levels.
Eranda Jayawickreme, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Senior Research Fellow at the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. Dr. Jayawickreme's research focuses on post-traumatic growth as positive personality change, moral personality, wisdom, well-being and integrative theories of personality. His work with populations in Rwanda, Sri Lanka, and the USA has made substantial contributions to further understanding whether and how growth is possible following adversity.
Contributors:
Kinan Alajak, BSc
Utrecht University
Eva Alisic, PhD
University of Melbourne
Michael H. Antoni, PhD
University of Miami
Lara M. Baez, MS
University of Miami
Elana Bayer-Pacht, MA
William James College
Thröstur Björgvinsson, PhD
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Laura E. R. Blackie, PhD
University of Nottingham
Adriel Boals, PhD
University of North Texas
Gustavo Carlo, PhD
University of California
Elaine O. Cheung, PhD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
William J. Chopik, PhD
Michigan State University
Sy-Miin Chow, PhD
The Pennsylvania State University
Joanne M. Chung, PhD
University of Toronto, Mississauga
J. Doug Coatsworth, PhD
University of Tennessee
Alexandria Curlee, MA
Arizona State University
Anna Dorfman, PhD
University of Waterloo
Ina Fassbender, PhD
Ruhr University Bochum
Sarah C. Flury, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Marie Forgeard, PhD
William James College
McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Molly J. Gardner, BSc
Arizona State University
Nancy A. Gonzales, PhD
Arizona State University
Kevin J. Grimm, PhD
Arizona State University
Igor Grossmann, PhD
University of Waterloo
Aaron S Heller, PhD
University of Miami
Frank J. Infurna, PhD
Arizona State University
Eranda Jayawickreme, PhD
Wake Forest University
Sheetal M. Kircher, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
George P. Knight, PhD
Arizona State University
Shilajit D. Kundu, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Odilia M. Laceulle, PhD
Utrecht University
Maike Luhmann, PhD
Ruhr University Bochum
Gloria Luong, PhD
Colorado State University
Suniya S. Luthar, PhD
Arizona State University
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Kate C. McLean, PhD
Western Washington University
Sara Etz Mendonça, PhD
Wake Forest University
Patricia I. Moreno, PhD
/>University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
David A. Moscovitch, PhD
University of Waterloo
Judith T. Moskowitz, PhD, MPH
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Crystal L. Park, PhD
University of Connecticut
Frank J. Penedo, PhD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Haza F. Rahim, MSc
Utrecht University
Ann Marie Roepke, PhD
Evoke Training and Consulting, PLLC
Zeina Al Sawaf, BA
Utrecht University
Paul J. Silvia, PhD
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Omar E. Staben, MA
Arizona State University
Valerie Tiberius, PhD
University of Minnesota
Rebecca M. B. White, PhD, MPH
Arizona State University
Betina Yanez, PhD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Jenn Yun-Tein, PhD
Arizona State University
Areti Zikopoulos, MA
William James College
McLean Hospital
Renée Zonneveld, MSc
Tilburg University