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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Just My Imagination? the Association between Dissonance-like Emotions and Post-Traumatic Growth
- Deborah Ward
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York - Mark Seery
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York - Thomas Saltsman
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York - Cheryl Kondrak
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Abstract
Research on post-traumatic growth finds no relationship between actual and perceived growth following stressful events. Thus, we sought to understand potential mechanisms underlying perceived growth. Two studies (N=1,091) found an association between discomfort in response to negative images and perceived growth, suggesting perceived growth may help compensate for dissonance-like emotions.
Stress
