Publication Type
Magazine Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-2020
Abstract
Although news reports of hoarding, and panic-buying might make it hard to believe, research shows that natural disasters, like the COVID-19 pandemic, can actually bring out the best in people. Although times of significant threat or crisis can cause post-traumatic stress, research shows that so-called “adversarial growth” is just as common as a response. This is our capacity to not only overcome a crisis, but to actually grow stronger, wiser and more resilient.
Keywords
Covid-19, pandemic, stress, psychological growth, communication
Discipline
Communication | Public Health | Social Psychology
Publication
Social Space
ISSN/ISBN
1793-7809
Publisher/Conference
Lien Centre
Copyright Owner and License
Lien Centre for Social Innovation
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Citation
DOWTHWAITE, Lowri.
Crisis communications: Facing COVID-19 together could lead to positive psychological growth. (2020). Social Space.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lien_research/185
Additional URL
https://socialspacemag.org/crisis-communications-facing-covid-19-together-could-lead-to-positive-psychological-growth