Can anyone recommend studies/books that have explored the ways in which gratitude facilitates post-traumatic growth? I would like to see if reminding oneself to be grateful be an effective way of coping with difficult life situations.
See this: Ruini, C., Vescovelli, F. The Role of Gratitude in Breast Cancer: Its Relationships with Post-traumatic Growth, Psychological Well-Being and Distress
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Dear Siew,
Look up www.melissainstitute.org
or email: [email protected] then you find papers that help you.
Hi all,
Thank you so much for your suggestions and sources for review. I find them very helpful.
Hi Siew,
You may also want to check, for interventions in children with serious illnesses:
Chaves, C., Vazquez, C. & Hervas, G. (2015). Positive interventions in seriously-ill children: Effects on well-being after granting a wish. Journal of Health Psychology. doi: 10.1177/1359105314567768
Dear Siew,
Others have done a great job of providing relevant literature; I would add that traditional PTG research has documented Increased appreciation for daily life as one of the five overarching domains of growth, manifested as recognition of things that might have once been taken for granted (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996).
I also add below another valuable article on the topic by Vernon et al (2009). And this is an interesting and relevant link: http://psikologi.ugm.ac.id/uploads/resources/File/Database%20Penelitian%20Dosen/merapi.pdf
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (1996). The posttraumatic growth inventory: Measuring the positive legacy of trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 9(3), 455-472.
Vernon, L.L. et al.. (2009). Proactive coping, gratitude, and posttraumatic stress disorder in college women. The International Journal of the Biology of Stress, 1 (22), 117-127.
All the best, Rachel.
Dear Siew Tim Lai,
I have just completed my dissertation research on that very topic! In the discussion I refer to Positive Psychology, and Post Traumatic Growth. I also mention the work of Calhoun and Tedeschi, Barbara Fredrickson, and Robert Emmons. It is a cross-cultural grounded theory, mixed-methods study. Please feel free to download it from my research gate page and let me know if you have any other questions. The references will be very helpful to you...some are mentioned in this discussion thread and there are many more connecting gratitude and post traumatic growth!
The participants spoke strongly on how gratitude plays a very strong role in their daily lives but particularly when faced with challenging life circumstances such as loss.
All the best, Patricia
Look at the work of Lawrence Calhoun:
Calhoun, LG ,Tedeschi RG. Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical Practice. Routledge, forthcoming.
Lindstrom CM, Cann A, Calhoun LG, Tedeschi RG. The Relationship of Core Belief Challenge, Rumination, Disclosure, and Socio-cultural Elements to Posttraumatic Growth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy (in press).
Calhoun LG, Cann A, Tedeschi RG. The Posttraumatic Growth Model: Socio-Cultural Considerations. In T. Weiss & R. Berger (Eds.), Posttraumatic Growth and Culturally Competent Practice(pp.1-14). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010.
Calhoun LG, Tedeschi RG. (Eds.). The Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth: Research and Practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers, 2006.
Calhoun LG, Tedeschi RG. Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth: A Clinician's Guide. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers, 1999.
Tedeschi RG, Park CL, Calhoun LG. (Eds.). Posttraumatic Growth: Positive Changes in the Aftermath of Crisis (pp.1-14). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1998.
Tedeschi RG, Calhoun LG. Trauma and Transformation: Growing in the Aftermath of Suffering. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1995.
Calhoun LG, Tedeschi RG, Cann A, Hanks E. Positive outcomes following bereavement: paths to posttraumatic growth. Psychol Belgica 2010;50(1&2):125-143.
Cann A, Calhoun LG, Tedeschi RG, Solomon DT. Posttraumatic growth and depreciation as independent predictors of well-being. J Loss Trauma 2010;15:151-166.
Vishnevsky T, Cann A, Calhoun LG, Tedeschi RG, Demakis GJ. Gender differences in posttraumatic growth: a meta-analysis. Psychol Women Quart 2010;34:110-120.
Cann A., Calhoun LG, Tedeschi RG, Kilmer R P, Gil-Rivas V, Vishnevsky T, Danhauer SC. The Core Beliefs Inventory: a brief measure of disruption in the assumptive world. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping 2010;23:19-34.
Cann A, Calhoun LG, Tedeschi RG, Taku K, Vishnevsky T, Triplett KN, Danhauer, SC. A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping 2010;23:127-137.
Tedeschi RG, Calhoun LG. Beyond the concept of recovery: growth and the experience of loss. Death Studies 2008;32:27-39.
Calhoun LG, Tedeschi RG. The foundations of posttraumatic growth: New considerations. Psychol Inquiry 2004;15:93-102.
Tedeschi R, Calhoun L. Posttraumatic growth: conceptual foundations and empirical evidence. Psychol Inquiry 2004;15:1-18.
Tedeschi RG, Calhoun L. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: measuring the positive legacy of trauma. J Traum Stress 1996;9:455-471.
Also see:
Plews-Ogan M, Owens JE, May N. Choosing Wisdom: Strategies and Inspiration for Growing Through Life-Changing Difficulties. Templeton Press, 2012.
You may find the construct of 'Altruism Born through Suffering' useful e.g.
Puvimanasinghe, Teresa; Denson, Linley; Augoustinos, Martha; Somasundaram, Daya, Giving back to Society what Society gave us: Altruism, Coping and Meaning-making by two Refugee Communities in South Australia. Australian Psychologist published online Aug/Sept 2014 doi:10.1111/ap.12065
Another good source is the work of Robert Neimeyer - he has done great work regarding meaning-making.
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