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Ep. 2: 5 stats about adversity that may surprise you
A quick round-up of 5 stats about adversity that may make you think twice. In a nutshell: challenges aren't always bad!
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Sapien Labs
Across a respondent population of ~130k, 76% had experienced at least one trauma or adversity in their lifetime.
The European Journal of Personality
Research on the consequences of adversity appears inconclusive. Adversity can be detrimental to mental health, promoting maladaptive patterns of thought. At the same time, posttraumatic growth studies suggest that overcoming major adversity facilitates growth in wisdom-related patterns ofthoughts.
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