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Why should we be skeptical of much current research on posttraumatic growth? What needs to be done to improve the quality of research on the phenomenon? The present chapter lays out the case for the claim that little is in fact currently known about posttraumatic growth, given the design flaws of most research studies. We introduce the conceptualization of posttraumatic growth as positive personality change, and discuss some potential research directions?

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    Eranda Jayawickreme

  2. School of Psychology, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    Laura E. R. Blackie

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Jayawickreme, E., Blackie, L.E.R. (2016). Can We Trust Current Findings on Posttraumatic Growth?. In: Exploring the Psychological Benefits of Hardship. SpringerBriefs in Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47989-7_3

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