This post reviews a recent paper on posttraumatic growth, published in Personality and Individual Differences. But first, I will explain what we mean by trauma, posttraumatic growth, and core beliefs.

Intergenerational trauma occurs when multiple generations of a family feel the effects of past traumatic events. These effects can be emotional or physical. Traumatic events can influence a person’s ...

Most people experience a traumatic event some time during their lives — losing a loved one, being the victim of violence or surviving a natural disaster. But what happens when the impact of trauma is ...