Books
Tedeschi, R. G., Shakespeare-Finch, J., Taku, K., & Calhoun, L.G. (2018). Posttraumatic growth: Theory, research, and applications. New York: Routledge.
Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2013) Posttraumatic growth in clinical practice. New York: Brunner Routledge. Buy here
Kilmer, R. P., Gil-Rivas, V., Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (Eds.) (2010) Meeting the needs of children, families, and communities post-disaster: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Calhoun, L. G. , & Tedeschi, R. G. (Eds.) (2006). The handbook of posttraumatic growth: Research and practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2004). Helping bereaved parents: A clinician’s guide. New York: Routledge. Chapter 3.pdf
Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (1999). Facilitating posttraumatic growth: A clinician’s guide. New York: Routledge.
Tedeschi, R. G., Park, C. L., & Calhoun, L. G. (1998). Posttraumatic growth: Positive transformations in the aftermath of crisis. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (1995). Trauma & transformation: Growing in the aftermath of suffering. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Articles & Book Chapters
Cited below are articles and papers from our research group, each containing a link to its full text .pdf file (students’ names in bold). If a publication you are interested in is not available here, please contact us to request a copy.
Arnold, D., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R., & Cann, A. (2005).Vicarious posttraumatic growth in psychotherapy. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 45(2), 239-263.
Aspinwall, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2010). Of babies and bathwater: A reply to Coyne and Tennen’s views on positive psychology and health. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 39, 27-34.
Aspinwall, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2010). The value of positive psychology for health psychology: Progress and pitfalls in examining the relation of positive phenomena to health. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 39, 4-15.
Baker, J. M., Kelly, C., Calhoun, L. G., Cann, A., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008). An examination of posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic depreciation: Two exploratory studies. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 13, 450-465.
Calhoun, L.G., Cann, A., & Tedeschi, R.G. (2010). The posttraumatic growth model: Socio-cultural considerations. In T. Weiss & R. Berger, (Eds.), Posttraumatic growth and culturally competent practice: Lessons learned from around the globe. (pp. 1-14). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Calhoun, L. G., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R. G., & McMillan, J. (1998). Traumatic events and generational differences in assumptions about a just world. Journal of Social Psychology, 138, 789-791.
Calhoun, L. G., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R. G., & McMillan, J. (2000). A correlational test of the relationship between posttraumatic growth, religion, and cognitive processing. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 13(3), 521-527.
Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (1991). Perceiving benefits in traumatic events: Some issues for practicing psychologists. The Journal of Training and Practice in Professional Psychology, 5, 45-52.
Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (1998). Beyond recovery from trauma: Implications for clinical practice and research. Journal of Social Issues, 54, 357-371.
Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2000). Early posttraumatic interventions: Facilitating possibilities for growth. In J. M. Violanti, D. Paton, & C. Dunning (Eds.) Posttraumatic stress intervention: Challenges, issues and perspectives. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publishers.
Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2001). Posttraumatic growth: The positive lessons of loss. In R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.), Meaning reconstruction and the experience of loss. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2004). The foundations of posttraumatic growth: New considerations. Psychological Inquiry, 15(1), 93-102.
Calhoun, L.G., & Tedeschi, R.G. (2008). The paradox of struggling with trauma: Guidelines for practice and directions for research. In S. Joseph, & P.A. Linley, (Eds.), Trauma, recovery, and growth: Positive psychological perspectives on posttraumatic stress (pp. 325-337). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., & Hanks, E. A. (2010). Positive outcomes following bereavement: Paths to posttraumatic growth. Psychologica Belgica, 50(1-2), 125-143.
Canevello, A., Michels, V., & Hilaire, N. M. (2016). Posttraumatic growth: Spouses’ relationship quality and psychological distress. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 21, 548-559.
Canevello, A., Michels, V., & Hilaire, N. (2016). Supporting close others’ growth after trauma: The role of responsiveness in romantic partners’ mutual posttraumatic growth. Psychological Trauma, 8, 334-342.
Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Kilmer, R. P., Gil-Rivas, V., Vishnevsky, T., & Danhauer, S. C. (2010). The Core Beliefs Inventory: A brief measure of disruption in the assumptive world. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 23(1), 19-34.
Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., & Solomon, D. T. (2010). Posttraumatic growth and depreciation as independent experiences and predictors of well-being. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 15, 151-166.
Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Taku, K., Vishnevsky, T., Triplett, K. N., & Danhauer, S. C. (2010). A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 23(2), 127-137.
Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Triplett, K. N., Vishnevsky, T., & Lindstrom, C. M. (2011). Assessing posttraumatic cognitive processes: The Event Related Rumination Inventory. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 24(2), 137-156.
Chan, M. C., Ho, S. Y., Tedeschi, R. G., & Leung, C. L. (2011). The valence of attentional bias and cancer-related rumination in posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic grwoth among women with breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 20(5), 544-552
Cobb, A. R., Tedeschi, R. G., Calhoun, L. G., & Cann, A. (2006). Correlates of posttraumatic growth in survivors of intimate partner violence. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19(6), 895-903.
Cryder, C.H., Kilmer, R.P., Calhoun, L.G., & Tedeschi, R.G.(2006). An exploratory study of posttraumatic growth in children following a natural disaster. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76, 65-69.
Danhauer, S.C., Case, L.D., Tedeschi, R.G., Russell, G,., Vishnevsky, T., Triplett, K., Ip, E.H., & Avis, N.E. (2013). Predictors of posttraumatic growth in women with breast cancer. Psych-Oncology, 22, 2676-2683.
Danhauer, S. C., Russell, G., Case, L. D., Sohl, S. J., Tedeschi, R., Addington, E. L., … Avis, N. E. (2015). Trajectories of posttraumatic growth and associated characteristics in women with breast cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 49(5), 650-659.
Danhauer, S. C., Russell, G. B., Tedeschi, R. G., Jesse, M. T., Vishnevsky, T., Daley, K., & Powell, B. L. (2013). A longitudinal investigation of posttraumatic growth in adult patients undergoing treatment for acute leukemia. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 20, 13-24.
Groleau, J. M., Calhoun, L. G., Cann, A., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2012). The role of centrality of events in posttraumatic distress and posttraumatic growth.Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 5(5), 477-483.
Hanley, A. W., Garland, E. L., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2017). Relating dispositional mindfulness, contemplative practice, and positive reappraisal with posttraumatic cognitive coping, stress, and growth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 9, 526-536.
Harris, J., Erbes, C., Engdahl, B., Tedeschi, R., Olson, R., Winskowski, A., & McMahill, J. (2010). Coping functions of prayer and posttraumatic growth. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 20, 26-38.
Kaler, M.E., Erbes, C.R., Tedeschi, R.G., Arbisis, P.A., & Polusny, M.A. (2011). Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory- Short Form among veterans from the Iraq war. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24, 200-207.
Kilmer, R. P., Gil-Rivas, V., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., Buchanan, T., & Taku, K. (2009). Use of the revised Posttraumatic Growth Inventory for children. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 22(3), 248-253.
Lindstrom, C. M., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2011). The relationship of core belief challenge, rumination, disclosure, and sociocultural elements to posttraumatic growth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4, 400-410.
Orejuela-Dávila, A. I., Cann, A., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2017). Alexithymia predicts posttraumatic growth and distress after trauma. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 22(3), 171-182.
Overcash, W. S., Calhoun, L. G., Cann, A., & Tedeschi, R. G. (1996). Coping with crises: An examination of the impact of traumatic events on religious beliefs. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 157(4), 455-464.
Powell. S., Rosner, R., Butollo, W., Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (2003). Posttraumatic growth after war: A study with former refugees and displaced people in Sarajevo. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 71-83.
Proffitt, D., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2007). Judeo-Christian clergy and personal crisis: Religion, posttraumatic growth, and well being. Journal of Religion and Health, 46(2), 219-231.
Ramos, C., Costa, P. A., Rudnicki, T., Marôco, A. L., Leal, I., Guimarães, R., & … Tedeschi, R. G. (2018). The effectiveness of a group intervention to facilitate posttraumatic growth among women with breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 27(1), 258-264.
Shakespeare-Finch, J., Martinek, E., Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2013). A qualitative approach to assessing the validity of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 18(6), 572-591.
Siqveland, J., Hafstad, G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2012). Posttraumatic growth in parents after a natural disaster. Journal of Loss And Trauma, 17, 536-544.
Siqveland, J., Nygaard, E., Hussain, A., Tedeschi, R., & Heir, T. (2015). Posttraumatic growth, depression, and posttraumatic stress in relation to quality of life in tsunami survivors: A longitudinal study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13(18), 1-8.
Stanton, A. L., Bower, J. E., Low, C. A., Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2006). Posttraumatic growth after cancer. In L. G. Calhoun & R. G. Tedeschi (Eds.), Handbook of posttraumatic growth: Research and practice (pp. 138-175). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Taku, K., Calhoun, L. G., Cann, A., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008). The role of rumination in the coexistence of distress and posttraumatic growth among bereaved Japanese university students. Death Studies, 32, 428-444.
Taku, K., Calhoun, L. G., Tedeschi, R. G., Gil-Rivas, V., Kilmer, R. P., & Cann, A. (2007). Examining posttraumatic growth among Japanese university students. Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 20(4), 353-367.
Taku, K., & Cann, A. (2014). Cross-national and religious relationships with posttraumatic growth: The role of individual differences and perceptions of the triggering event. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45(4), 601-617.
Taku, K., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., & Tedeschi, R. G. (2008). The factor structure of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: A comparison of five models using confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21(2), 158-164.
Taku, K., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2009). Intrusive versus deliberate rumination in posttraumatic growth across US and Japanese samples. Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 22(2), 129-136.
Taku, K., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2015). Core beliefs shaken by an earthquake correlate with posttraumatic growth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 7(6), 563-569.
Taku, K., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2017). Psychoeducational intervention program about posttraumatic growth for Japanese high school students. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 22(4), 271-282.
Taku, K., Kilmer, R. P., Cann, A., Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2012). Exploring posttraumatic growth in Japanese youth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4(4), 411-419.
Taku, K., Tedeschi, R. G., & Cann, A. (2015). Relationships of posttraumatic growth and stress responses in bereaved young adults. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 20(1), 56-71.
Taku, K., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., & Calhoun, L. G. (2009). The culture of disclosure: Effects of perceived reactions to disclosure on posttraumatic growth and distress in Japan. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 29(10), 1226-1243.
Tedeschi, R.G. (1999). Violence transformed: Posttraumatic growth in survivors and their societies. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 4, 319-341.
Tedeschi, R. (2008). The pros and cons of positive psychology. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 35, S227.
Tedeschi, R.G. (2011). Posttraumatic growth in combat veterans. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 18, 137–144.
Tedeschi, R.G. (2013). Leadership and posttraumatic growth after combat. In G. Graen, (Ed.), Leadership in harm’s way. (pp. 101-111). Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC.
Tedeschi, R.G., Addington, E., & Calhoun, L.G. (2016). A growth perspective on posttraumatic stress. In J. Johnson & A. Wood (Eds.), The Wiley handbook of positive clinical psychology (pp. 223-231). New York, NY: Wiley.
Tedeschi, R., Addington, E., Cann, A., & Calhoun, L. G. (2014). Post-traumatic growth Some needed corrections and reminders. European Journal of Personality, 28, 350-351.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Blevins, C. L. (2015). From mindfulness to meaning: Implications for the theory of posttraumatic growth. Psychological Inquiry, 26, 373-376.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Blevins, C.L. (2017). Resilience and posttraumatic growth. In U. Kumar (Ed.). The Routledge international handbook of psychosocial resilience. (pp. 324-333). New York: Routledge.
Tedeschi, R. G., Blevins, C., & Riffle, O. M. (2017). Posttraumatic growth: A brief history and evaluation. In S. I. Donaldson & M. A. Rao (Eds.), Scientific advances in positive psychology (pp. 131-163). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (1996). The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory Measuring the positive legacy of trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 9(3), 455-471.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (2003). Routes to posttraumatic growth through cognitive processing. In D. Paton, J.M. Violanti, & L.M. Smith (Eds.) Promoting capabilities to manage posttraumatic stress: Perspectives on Resilience. (pp. 12-26). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (2004). A clinical approach to posttraumatic growth. In A. Linley & S. Joseph (Eds.) Positive psychology in practice. (pp. 405-419). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2004). Posttraumatic growth: Conceptual foundations and empirical evidence. Psychological Inquiry, 15(1), 1-18.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (2006). Time of change? The spiritual challenges of bereavement and loss. Omega, 53, 105-116.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (2007). Grief as a transformative struggle. In K.J. Doka (Ed.): Living with Grief: Before and After the Death. (pp. 107-122). Washington, DC: Hospice Foundation of America.
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2008). Beyond the concept of recovery: A broader understanding of the experience of loss. Death Studies, 32, 27-39.
Tedeschi, R.G. & Calhoun, L.G. (2009). The clinician as expert companion. In C. L. Park, S. Lechner, A. Stanton, & M. Antoni (Eds.), Positive Life Changes in the Context of Medical Illness (pp. 215-235). Washington, DC, American Psychological Association.
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun. L. G. (2010). A surprise attack, a surprise result: Posttraumatic growth through expert companionship. In G.W. Burns (Ed.). Happiness, healing, enhancement: Your casebook collection for applying positive psychology in therapy. (pp. 226-236). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2012). Pathways to personal transformation: Theoretical and empirical developments. In P. Wong (Ed.). The human quest for meaning: Theories, research and applications (2nd Ed.).(pp. 559-572). New York: Routledge.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Calhoun, L.G. (2013). Working as an expert companion to facilitate posttraumatic growth. In D. Murphy & S. Joseph (Eds.), Trauma and the therapeutic relationship: Approaches to process and practice (pp. 96-110). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Tedeschi,R.G. & Calhoun, L.G. (2016). Posttraumatic growth. In H.S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health, 2nd Ed. (pp. 305-307). Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
Tedeschi, R.G., Calhoun, L.G., & Addington, E. (2011). Positive transformations in response to the struggle with grief. In K. J. Doka & A.S. Tucci (Eds.) Doka, K. J., & Tucci, A. S. (Eds.). Beyond Kübler-Ross: New Perspectives on Death, Dying and Grief. (pp. 61-75). Washington, DC: Hospice Foundation of America.
Tedeschi, R. G., Calhoun, L. G., & Cann, A. (2007). Evaluating resource gain Understanding and misunderstanding posttraumatic growth. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 56(3), 396-406.
Tedeschi, R.G., Calhoun, L.G., & Engdahl, B. E. (2001). Opportunities for growth in survivors of trauma. National Center for PTSD Clinical Quarterly 10, 23-25.
Tedeschi, R.G., Calhoun, L.G., & Groleau, J.M. (2015). Clinical applications of posttraumatic growth. In S. Joseph (Ed.), Positive psychology in practice: Promoting human flourishing in work, health, education and everyday life. (pp. 503-518). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Tedeschi, R. G., Calhoun, L. G., & Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Pathways to personal transformation: Theoretical and empirical developments. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd edition) (pp. 559-572). New York: Routledge.
Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., Taku, K., Senol‐Durak, E., & Calhoun, L. G. (2017). The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: A revision integrating existential and spiritual change. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30, 11-18.
Tedeschi, R.G., & Kilmer, R.P. (2005). Assessing strengths, resilience, and growth to guide clinical interventions. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 36, 230-237.
Tedeschi, R. G., & McNally, R. J. (2011). Can we facilitate posttraumatic growth in combat veterans? American Psychologist, 66(1), 19-24.
Tedeschi, R., Orejuela-Davila, A.I., & Lewis, P. (2018). Posttraumatic growth and continuing bonds. In D. Klass & E.D. Steffen (Eds.), Continuing bonds in bereavement: New directions for research and practice. (pp. 31-42). New York: Routledge.
Tedeschi,, R. G., & Riffle, O. M. (2016). Posttraumatic growth and logotherapy. International Forum for Logotherapy, 39(1), 40-47.
Triplett, K. N., Tedeschi, R. G., Cann, A., Calhoun, L. G., & Reeve, C. L. (2012). Posttraumatic growth, meaning in life, and life satisfaction in response to trauma. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4, 400-410.
Vishnevsky, T., Cann, A., Calhoun, Tedeschi, & Demakis, G. J. (2010). Gender differences in self-reported posttraumatic growth: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 34, 110-120.
