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Overview

Richard G. Tedeschi is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology. Their research encompasses various aspects of trauma, resilience, and posttraumatic growth.

The scientist has published 37 works in psychology, with subfields including clinical psychology (29 publications), applied psychology (5), developmental and educational psychology (3), pediatrics, perinatology and child health (3), and general health professions (2). Their research topics cover:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout

Richard G. Tedeschi has coauthored research frequently with Kanako Taku, Doris Kehl, Bret A. Moore, Taryn Greene, and Gary Elkins.

The scientist's work has appeared in several publication venues, among them:

  • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy (2 publications)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (2 publications)
  • Personality and Individual Differences (1 publication)
  • Journal of Psychotherapy Integration (1 publication)
  • Chinese Journal of Traumatology (1 publication)

Notable papers include:

  • "Posttraumatic growth as an integrative therapeutic philosophy." (2020), Journal of Psychotherapy Integration
  • "The post-traumatic growth approach to psychological trauma" (2023), World Psychiatry
  • "Posttraumatic growth (PTG) and posttraumatic depreciation (PTD) across ten countries: Global validation of the PTG-PTD theoretical model" (2020), Personality and Individual Differences
  • "Shared trauma, resilience, and growth: A roadmap toward transcultural conceptualization." (2021), Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • "Coping and rumination as predictors of posttraumatic growth and depreciation" (2022), Chinese Journal of Traumatology

Best Publications

  • The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory: measuring the positive legacy of trauma.

    Richard G. Tedeschi;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • Target Article: "Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Evidence".

    Richard G. Tedeschi;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Evidence

    Richard G. Tedeschi;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • Posttraumatic growth : positive changes in the aftermath of crisis

    Richard G. Tedeschi;Crystal L. Park;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • Trauma and Transformation: Growing in the Aftermath of Suffering

    Richard G. Tedeschi;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • The Foundations of Posttraumatic Growth: An Expanded Framework

    Lawrence G. Calhoun;Richard G. Tedeschi

  • A correlational test of the relationship between posttraumatic growth, religion, and cognitive processing.

    Lawrence G. Calhoun;Arnie Cann;Richard G. Tedeschi;Jamie McMillan

  • Handbook of posttraumatic growth : research and practice

    Lawrence G. Calhoun;Richard G. Tedeschi

  • A short form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory

    Arnie Cann;Lawrence G. Calhoun;Richard G. Tedeschi;Kanako Taku

  • Assessing posttraumatic cognitive processes: the Event Related Rumination Inventory

    Arnie Cann;Lawrence G. Calhoun;Richard G. Tedeschi;Kelli N. Triplett

  • Posttraumatic growth after war: a study with former refugees and displaced people in Sarajevo.

    Steve Powell;Rita Rosner;Willi Butollo;Richard G. Tedeschi

  • Posttraumatic Growth, Meaning in Life, and Life Satisfaction in Response to Trauma

    Kelli Nicole Triplett;Richard G. Tedeschi;Arnie Cann;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Issues

    Richard G. Tedeschi;Crystal L. Park;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • The Posttraumatic Growth Model: Sociocultural Considerations

    Lawrence G. Calhoun;Arnie Cann;Richard G. Tedeschi

  • GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SELF‐REPORTED POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH: A META‐ANALYSIS

    Tanya Vishnevsky;Arnie Cann;Lawrence G. Calhoun;Richard G. Tedeschi

  • The factor structure of the posttraumatic growth inventory: A comparison of five models using confirmatory factor analysis

    Kanako Taku;Arnie Cann;Lawrence G. Calhoun;Richard G. Tedeschi

  • Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in Psychotherapy

    Debora Arnold;Lawrence G. Calhoun;Richard Tedeschi;Arnie Cann

  • Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth: A Clinician's Guide

    Lawrence G. Calhoun;Richard G. Tedeschi

  • The Core Beliefs Inventory: a brief measure of disruption in the assumptive world.

    Arnie Cann;Lawrence G. Calhoun;Richard G. Tedeschi;Ryan P. Kilmer

  • An Exploratory Study of Posttraumatic Growth in Children Following a Natural Disaster

    Cheryl H. Cryder;Ryan P. Kilmer;Richard G. Tedeschi;Lawrence G. Calhoun

  • Assessing Strengths, Resilience, and Growth to Guide Clinical Interventions.

    Richard G. Tedeschi;Ryan P. Kilmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence G. Calhoun
Lawrence G. Calhoun University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Arnie Cann
Arnie Cann University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jane Shakespeare-Finch
Jane Shakespeare-Finch Queensland University of Technology
Isabel Leal
Isabel Leal ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Crystal L. Park
Crystal L. Park University of Connecticut
Samuel M. Y. Ho
Samuel M. Y. Ho City University of Hong Kong
Rita Rosner
Rita Rosner Catholic University of America
Lisa G. Aspinwall
Lisa G. Aspinwall University of Utah
Nancy E. Avis
Nancy E. Avis Wake Forest University
Adam W. Hanley
Adam W. Hanley Florida State University

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