Good is stronger than bad for eudaimonic well-being
- Gonzalo Martínez-Zelaya 1
- Marian Bilbao Ramírez 2
- Darío Páez Rovira 3
- 1 Universidad Viña del Mar-Chile
- 2 Universidad Alberto Hurtado-Chile
- 3 Universidad del País Vasco-España
ISSN: 0254-9247
Year of publication: 2022
Volume: 40
Issue: 1
Pages: 455-490
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista de Psicología
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