Robinson, Oliver ORCID: 0000-0002-6758-2223 (2014) What counts as positive growth following trauma? The conceptual difficulties of spiritual/religious change. European Journal of Personality, 28 (4). pp. 346-347. ISSN 0890-2070 (Print), 1099-0984 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/per.1970)

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Abstract

Jayawickreme and Blackie refer frequently to 'positive' personality change following trauma, but avoid discussing ambiguities regarding what the word positive means in different domains, for example the area of spiritual/religious belief. Three of the most widely used post-traumatic growth measures specify that increased belief in God following trauma is indicative of positive change, and decreased theistic belief reflects negative change. Here I question this value judgement, propose conceptual clarification on what kinds of changes reflect growth, and suggest various criteria for evaluating post-traumatic change (or indeed any personality change) as positive.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	post-traumatic growth, spirituality, religion
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2020 08:30
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/14178

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