Act Well to Be Well:
            <i>The Promise of Changing Personality States to Promote Well‐Being</i>

Blackie, Laura E. R.; Roepke, Ann Marie; Forgeard, Marie; Jayawickreme, Eranda; Fleeson, William

doi:10.1002/9781118315927.ch27

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“…The realization alone may simply reflect a fleeting shift in values, which may not be sustained over the longer term when the woman returns to work and succumbs to the pressures of her career. Additionally, we argue that successful interventions should focus on behaviours as well as cognitions (Blackie, Roepke, Forgeard, Jayawickreme, & Fleeson, ; see also Magidson, Roberts, Collado‐Rodriguez, & Lejuez, ).…”

Section: Promoting Change In Post‐traumatic Growth Research: Responsementioning

confidence: 99%

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Jayawickreme²

2014

Eur J Pers

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We are confident that researchers who take note of the suggestions raised by the commentaries will greatly advance the study of post-traumatic growth. Our response focuses on four broad issues -the exact nature of post-traumatic growth, the role of "traumatic" experiences, methodological improvements for future research, and why it really does matter whether retrospective perceptions of post-traumatic growth reflects genuine change. We hope that our target article and the discussion it has generated will inspire rigorous research into the positive outcomes that may follow from experiencing trauma and adversity.

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Section: Promoting Change In Post‐traumatic Growth Research: Responsementioning

confidence: 99%

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Jayawickreme²

2014

Eur J Pers

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“…Research that identifies these factors allows for the development of interventions that may serve to strengthen an individual's resilience (Blackie, Roepke, Forgeard, Jayawickreme, & Fleeson, 2014;Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000). We examined whether personal growth initiative (PGI; Robitschek, 1998;Weigold, Porfeli, & Weigold, 2013) -the intentional desire to develop as a person and the confidence to set goals that enable personal growth -was associated with lower levels of functional impairment in a population of genocide survivors in Rwanda.…”

Section: The Protective Function Of Personal Growth Initiative Among mentioning

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The protective function of personal growth initiative among a genocide-affected population in Rwanda.

Blackie

Jayawickreme

Forgeard

et al. 2015

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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The aim of the current study was to investigate the extent to which individual differences in personal growth initiative (PGI) were associated with lower reports of functional impairment of daily activities among a genocide-affected population in Rwanda. PGI measures an individual's motivation to develop as a person and the extent to which he or she is active in setting goals that work toward achieving self-improvement. We found that PGI was negatively associated with functional impairment when controlling for depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other demographic factors. Our results suggest that PGI may constitute an important mindset for facilitating adaptive functioning in the aftermath of adversity and in the midst of psychological distress, and as such they might have practical applications for the development of intervention programs.

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“…But do changes in states say anything about changes in the mechanisms underlying traits? According to one perspective, short‐term changes in personality are only temporary and merely represent an artifact of the time frame used, as individuals would return to their baseline once their moods also return to baseline; however, short‐term changes in personality could also reflect true, potentially lasting changes that are meaningfully related to progress (Blackie et al, ; Roberts et al, ; Tang et al, ). Future studies should measure personality at both the state and trait levels and then obtain assessments at further time points to document long‐term stability of changes in Openness related to treatment.…”

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Changes in daily manifestations of Openness to Experience during intensive cognitive‐behavioral treatment

Forgeard

Herzhoff

Jayawickreme

et al. 2018

Journal of Personality

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Objective Research examining relationships between trait Openness to Experience, psychopathology, and well‐being has produced contradictory findings. Examining temporary manifestations of Openness may provide further insight into the interplay between Openness and symptoms in clinical populations. Method The present study validated a brief new measure to assess daily Openness in 271 adults (Mage = 34 years, 52% women, 83% White) taking part in 7 days of intensive treatment for acute psychopathology. Participants also completed a daily measure of depressive symptoms. Results Participants overall experienced a significant but small increase in daily Openness during treatment. Two latent classes best characterized initial levels and trajectories of Openness in this sample: medium/increase (86% of sample) and low/decrease (14%). Daily Openness negatively related to depressive symptoms over the entire course of treatment and at the daily level. Daily Openness, however, did not predict depressive symptoms from one day to the next (or vice versa). Conclusions Results of this study contribute to the scientific understanding of positive personality change during challenging life circumstances. Future research could examine whether targeting Openness as part of treatment holds clinical value. Findings are limited by this study’s short time frame and the lack of ethnoracial diversity in this sample.

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Act Well to Be Well: The Promise of Changing Personality States to Promote Well‐Being

Cited by 80 publications

References 53 publications

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The protective function of personal growth initiative among a genocide-affected population in Rwanda.

Changes in daily manifestations of Openness to Experience during intensive cognitive‐behavioral treatment

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