Post‐traumatic growth as positive personality change: Challenges, opportunities, and recommendations

Jayawickreme, Eranda, Infurna, Frank J., Alajak, Kinan, Blackie, Laura E. R., Chopik, William J., Chung, Joanne M., Dorfman, Anna, Fleeson, William +17 more·2021·Journal of Personality
DOI 10.1111/jopy.12591

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