George A. Bonanno

TL;DR: It is argued that when researchers focus on only the most scientifically sound research--studies that use prospective designs or include multivariate analyses of predictor and outcome measures--relatively clear conclusions about the psychological parameters of disasters emerge, and that social relationships can improve after disasters, especially within the immediate family.

TL;DR: Key hypotheses in the literature pertaining to chronic grief and resilience were tested by identifying the preloss predictors of each pattern and chronic grief was associated with preloss dependency and resilience with pre Loss acceptance of death and belief in a just world.

TL;DR: The question of whether resilience-building interventions can actually make people more resilient is critically evaluated, and a set of prototypical outcome patterns are identified that show multiple independent predictors of resilient outcomes.

TL;DR: Testing among New York City college students in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks found that subjects who were better able to enhance and suppress the expression of emotion evidenced less distress by the end of the second year.

TL;DR: This article found that the most common reaction among adults exposed to such events is a relatively stable pattern of healthy functioning coupled with the enduring capacity for positive emotion and generative experiences, and that there is no single resilient type.