Post-traumatic growth as positive personality change: Evidence, controversies and future directions

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 312-331

  Jayawickreme, Eranda ^a   Blackie, Laura E R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Personality assessment; Personality change; Post traumatic growth; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905817354     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.1963     Document Type: Article

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