Lawrence G. Calhoun’s research while affiliated with University of North Carolina at Charlotte and other places

... However, in the case of parental grief, inappropriate social expectations have a harmful effect on bereaved parents (Rando, 1986c). The relationship with primary support groups can even be counterproductive (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004), as acquaintances struggle to understand the depth and duration of the emotional wound. ...

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Parental Grief After the Unexpected Death of a Child: A Scoping Review About the Impact on Parent's Social Networks and the Function of Self-Help Groups

... BEN-HAYUN and ZYSBERG | 3 2.4 | Crisis, challenge and growth A relatively new body of research and theory, associated with positive psychology, is building up and suggests that alongside the toll of exposure to hardship and challenge, there is the possibility of growth, and other gains (Draucker, 2001;Edmonds & Hooker,1992;Frantz et al., 2001;Hogan & Schmidt, 2002;Jayawickreme & Blackie, 2014;McCann & Pearlman, 2015;Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2009;Wu et al., 2019). ...

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“What does not kill me makes me stronger”: Perceived negative and positive consequences of teachers' exposure to violence directed at them

... In part one of the study, semistructured, open-ended qualitative interviews were conducted by the lead author with 20 adolescents and young adults with SB to explore benefitfinding and growth. The interview began broadly with a narrative approach, wherein participants were prompted to reflect on their comprehensive experience of SB rather than being forced to focus solely on positive aspects (Tedeschi et al., 2018). Participants were then asked specifically about the challenges of living with SB (e.g., "Tell me some of the toughest/hardest/most challenging parts of living with spina bifida?") and any benefits gleaned from living with SB (e.g., "Are there any ways that spina bifida has positively affected your life?"). ...

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Inclusive measure development: amplifying the voices of adolescents and young adults with spina bifida in a new measure of benefit-finding and growth

... In the Greek culture, family has an important place in the community, the bonds between family members are strong (Tsibidaki and Tsamparli 2009) and usually the father handles all financial matters, and the mother is taking care of the children (Georgas et al. 2006). Moreover, another cultural feature is the Orthodox Christian faith (98% of the population) and literature suggests that religious background plays an important role in PTG for some people (Tedeschi et al., 2018). ...

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Posttraumatic growth: the role of perceptions, coping and depressive symptoms among mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Greece

... Currently there is a relative lack of evidence examining associations between PTG and assumptive world beliefs. One study of 276 nonclinical participants using Janoff-Bulman's self-report World Assumptions Scale (1989) found low positive correlations between three domains of growth and assumptions of luck, self-control and randomness (Smith, 2001). Tedeschi, Calhoun and Cooper (2000) found growth was positively associated with self-control and justice and negatively associated with luck in another non-clinical sample of people aged 57 to 85 years. ...

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Posttraumatic Growth Following a Cancer Diagnosis: Do World Assumptions Contribute?

... Cultural perspectives and community resilience that were highlighted in the sample have been recognised as resources for supporting recovery in other collectivist cultures (Mao and Agyapong, 2021;Sippel et al., 2015). In addition, a strong religious belief and the use of positive faith-based coping strategies can help individuals make sense of traumatic incidents, and thereby enhance posttraumatic growth (Tedeschi et al., 2018;Wlodarczyk et al., 2016). Some researchers have reported that although physical proximity to a traumatic incident is predominantly associated with post-traumatic stress, emotional proximity may be linked to both post-traumatic stress and PTG (Wozniak et al., 2020). ...

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The psychosocial impacts of the 15 March terrorist attack on the Christchurch Muslim community: A descriptive, cross-sectional assessment

... The conceptual framework of PTG, first introduced by Tedeschi and Calhoun in the mid-1990s, evolved significantly by 2018 through their further articulations and those of Kadri et al. (2022). Tedeschi et al. (2018) defined PTG as the positive psychological evolution that occurs through grappling with trauma, suggesting it runs concurrently with, rather than in lieu of, negative psychological impacts. This growth manifests as improvements in self-perception, relational dynamics, and life philosophy, culminating in increased self-awareness, confidence, openness, life appreciation, and the exploration of new possibilities (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996). ...

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Fostering resilience and post-traumatic growth in overseas Chinese left-behind children: The role of autonomy, competence, and relatedness

... Ultimately, CSB contributes to BT, which affects every aspect of the affected person's life. However, this study, like that of Tedeschi et al. (2018), also found that trauma survivors stated that their losses resulted in posttraumatic growth. The current study's findings converge with those of Laaser et al. (2017), who found that most of their participants experienced posttraumatic growth to some degree. ...

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The Lived Experiences and Well-Being of Female Partners Following Discovery or Disclosure of Their Male Partner’s Compulsive Sexual Behaviours: An Australian Phenomenological Study

... Seeing a satisfied and happy child who has made even the smallest progress in development, which is normally "taken for granted", is what gives parents strength and contributes to their personal growth and wellbeing. The positive changes detected in parents of children with developmental disabilities could be paralleled to those found in the model of posttraumatic growth (PTG) [20], reflecting three broad domains: changes in self-perception, interpersonal relationships, and a changed philosophy of life. PTG reflects the growth that occurs after someone struggles with challenging events that are theorized to disrupt the fundamental assumptions about the world being safe, benevolent, and predictable [21]. ...

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The Roles of Personal and Environmental Resources in Predicting Work–Family Facilitation and Mental Health among Employed Parents of Children with Disabilities in Croatia

... PTD also includes individuals' weakening of their connections with people due to the disappointments they experience posttrauma and discovering that they are weaker than they thought. [22] PTD is the development of certain responses to traumas like PTG, independent of posttraumatic stress disorder. Although there are many studies on PTG, it can be said that the concept of PTD is new in the trauma literature. ...

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Resilience and meaning-centered coping as mediators in the relationship between life satisfaction and posttraumatic outcomes among earthquake survivors in Turkey