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To examine the lived experiences, coping behaviors, and psychological growth among young adults enduring recent armed conflict in a war-affected society.

September 17, 2026Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy

Trauma as a dialectical process: A phenomenological study of war exposure, coping, and posttraumatic growth within a war-affected society.

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To examine the lived experiences, coping behaviors, and psychological growth among young adults enduring recent armed conflict in a war-affected society.
Qualitative phenomenological design utilizing semistructured interviews.
Sample comprised 15 young adults from varied socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds in Iran.
Phenomenological analysis identified six core dimensions: chronic negative affect, diverse coping acts, the paradox of suffering and resistance, future-oriented uncertainty, psychological growth, and interpersonal empathy.
Distress and resilience co-occurred continuously, demonstrating that trauma functions as a dialectical process that simultaneously causes harm and fosters existential and relational growth.

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Qualitative phenomenological study reveals concurrent distress and personal growth in war-exposed young adults, suggesting trauma operates as a dynamic, dialectical process.

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Hashemi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb6445f706d05830e4a12 https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0002279

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Qualitative phenomenological study reveals concurrent distress and personal growth in war-exposed young adults, suggesting trauma operates as a dynamic, dialectical process.

Trauma as a dialectical process: A phenomenological study of war exposure, coping, and posttraumatic growth within a war-affected society.

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Trauma as a dialectical process: A phenomenological study of war exposure, coping, and posttraumatic growth within a war-affected society.

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