Finding strength in adversity: Exploring the process of posttraumatic growth among multicultural individuals.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol
; 29(3): 316-331, 2023 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-35084878
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We explore the process of posttraumatic growth for multicultural individuals after experiences of cumulative multicultural identity-relevant adversity.METHOD:
We conducted an exploratory sequential mixed methods study with two parts. Study 1 utilized Photovoice methodology and individual interviews (N = 27; 13 women, 14 men) with multicultural individuals living in a Midwestern college town. In Study 2, we tested the relationships between themes revealed by our qualitative analysis in Study 1 in a sample of multicultural individuals living across the U.S. (N = 526; 40.1% men, 59.9% women) using a conditional process analysis.RESULTS:
Findings from Study 1 indicate that participants appreciated environments that valued diversity, and this helped participants positively frame their cumulative adversities. Participants also described how the struggle with these adversities fostered psychological wellbeing outcomes of personal growth and positive relations with others. Results from Study 2 indicate that appreciation of diversity mediates and positive framing moderates the relationship between discrimination and personal growth, thus supporting and building on the findings in Study 1.CONCLUSIONS:
Together, these studies highlight the significance of including cumulative adversity in the posttraumatic growth process for multicultural individuals, while identifying appreciation of diversity and positive framing as potential postadversarial growth mechanisms. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Crecimiento Psicológico Postraumático
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2023
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Article