Optimism in trauma and growth: a path analysis of former war-related displaced persons

• Main Authors: Hannah Emma Acquaye (Author), Michelle D. Mitchell (Author), Yvette Saliba (Author), Seungbin Oh (Author), Nevin Heard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The study evaluated the contribution of war, trauma, and optimism on growth in adult Liberian former displaced persons traumatized by war-related experiences (N = 444). Hypotheses based on existing literature grounded the path model assessing the relationship among war-related events, trauma, optimi...