Immigration and Posttraumatic Growth-A Missing Link
Authors:
- Tzipi WeissTWTzipi Weiss
- PhdPHPhd
- DswDSDsw
- 23 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Services
- Vol. 1 (2) , 21-39
Abstract
This paper applies contemporary conceptual models and empirical knowledge about posttraumatic growth to the experience of immigration. Current models and knowledge about potential positive effects and personal growth in the aftermath of trauma are reviewed and their relevance to immigration is discussed and illustrated, challenging the exclusive focus in the existing immigration literature on the hardships of relocation and their negative effects. Implications for clinical intervention are offered.Keywords
This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
- Posttraumatic growth following breast cancer: A controlled comparison study.Health Psychology, 2001
- Immigrant StepfamiliesContemporary Family Therapy, 1997
- The Development of Coping Resources in AdulthoodJournal of Personality, 1996
- Positive and negative psychosocial sequelae of bone marrow transplantation: Implications for quality of life assessmentJournal of Behavioral Medicine, 1996
- Resettlement: A Cultural and Psychological CrisisSocial Work, 1996
- Positive Aspects of Critical Life Problems: Recollections of GriefOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 1990
- Causal attribution, perceived benefits, and morbidity after a heart attack: An 8-year study.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
- The Role of Social Group Work in Refugee ResettlementSocial Work With Groups, 1984
- Lottery winners and accident victims: Is happiness relative?Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1978
- Culture Shock: Its Mourning and the Vicissitudes of IdentityJournal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 1974