{"product_id":"is-there-always-value-to-eranda-jayawickreme-9780197515471","title":"Is There Always Value to Adversity?: Looking Beyond What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger","description":"Clear and compelling, \u003cem\u003e Is There Always Value to Adversity?\u003c\/em\u003e presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the age-old idea that adversity can lead to personal growth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan adversity have an upside? Is there a purpose to suffering? Can difficult experiences involving trauma and hardship make us stronger? These age-old questions, both intuitively compelling yet scientifically problematic, have fascinated philosophers and researchers for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e Is There Always Value to Adversity?\u003c\/em\u003e, Eranda Jayawickreme examines whether post-traumatic growth--the positive changes people report after adversity--reflects real transformation or is simply a coping mechanism. As Jayawickreme explains, the idea that struggle, trauma, and adversity can be a catalyst for positive outcomes has a long intellectual history. He outlines the history of this thinking, tracking its development in different cultural, religious, and philosophical traditions. He then discusses its recent emergence as a popular topic and evaluates the current research, highlighting guidelines for how we should think about this phenomenon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout the course of the book, Jayawickreme interrogates the quality of the research on post-traumatic growth. In the current age of worries about replication and the credibility revolution in science, can we trust this research at all? Is it possible to do good science on a topic with such intuitive appeal? Ultimately, Jayawickreme asks: is growth through suffering real, or just a comforting story we tell ourselves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eranda Jayawickreme\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197515479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197515471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.59w x 0.78d","brand":"Eranda Jayawickreme","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997588074751,"sku":"9780197515471","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-there-always-value-to-eranda-jayawickreme-9780197515471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}