Can people experience post-traumatic growth after committing violent acts?

Blackie, Laura E.R., Roepke, Ann Marie, Hitchcott, Nicki and Joseph, Stephen (2016) Can people experience post-traumatic growth after committing violent acts? Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 22 (4). pp. 409-412. ISSN 1532-7949

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Abstract

The concept of post-traumatic growth refers to the positive psychological changes that some people experience as a result of their struggle with highly stressful and often traumatic circumstances. Research into post-traumatic growth has typically focused on survivors of violent victimisation or other uncontrollable and tragic circumstances. However, emerging research into service members in the armed forces has shown that post-traumatic growth can also occur in this population. We synthesise existing research to propose a preliminary model outlining the psychosocial processes that may facilitate post-traumatic growth among people who have perpetrated acts of violence. We end by discussing some of the important questions that future theoretical and empirical work will need to address.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/818039
Additional Information: Accepted for publication in Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. Published by American Psychological Association and Taylor & Francis (Routledge). This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record. A link to the published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pac0000218
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Arts > School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies > Department of French and Francophone Studies
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000218
Depositing User: Blackie, Laura
Date Deposited: 14 Sep 2016 07:51
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 18:12
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/36557

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