Good is stronger than bad for eudaimonic well-being

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.202201.015

Keywords:

Life-changing event, Basic beliefs, Post-stress growth, Wellbeing

Abstract

Perceived changes in basic beliefs and growth related to life events were examined in three studies. A representative sample (N = 885), a sample of students and their families (N = 291) and a sample of students (N = 245) responded with a list of positive and negative life events, a scale of changes in basic beliefs and a post-traumatic growth scale. Positive events were strongly associated with changes in basic beliefs, while only weak associations were found for negative events. In addition, negative changes in basic beliefs were associated with growth only in negative life events and positive changes in basic beliefs were generally associated with growth.

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Author Biographies

  • Gonzalo Martínez-Zelaya, Viña del Mar University

    Doctor en Psicología Social. Académico en la Universidad Viña del Mar, Chile. Dirección
    postal: Los Fresnos 91, Miraflores, Viña del Mar, Chile. CP: 2561091.
    Contacto: gonzalo. martinez@uvm.cl.

  • Marian Bilbao Ramírez, Alberto Hurtado University

    Doctora en Psicología Social. Profesora en la Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile. Dirección postal: Almirante Barroso 26, Santiago de Chile, Chile. CP: 8340575.
    Contacto: mbilbao@ uahurtado.cl. 

  • Darío Páez Rovira, University of the Basque Country

    Doctor en Psicología Social. Catedrático en la Universidad del País Vasco, España. Dirección postal: Av. Tolosa 70, Donostia/San Sebastian, España. CP: 20018.
    Contacto: dario.paez@ ehu.es. 

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Published

2022-01-03

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1 (2022)

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Good is stronger than bad for eudaimonic well-being. (2022). Revista de Psicología, 40(1), 455-490. https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.202201.015