Strengths of character and posttraumatic growth.
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How are strengths of character related to growth following trauma? A retrospective Web-based study of 1,739 adults found small, but positive associations among the number of potentially traumatic events experienced and a number of cognitive and interpersonal character strengths. It was concluded that growth following trauma may entail the strengthening of character.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of traumatic stress
دوره 21 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008