Crisis communications: Facing COVID-19 together could lead to positive psychological growth

• Main Author: DOWTHWAITE, Lowri
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: Covid-19; pandemic; stress; psychological growth; communication; Communication; Public Health; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lien_research/185; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lien_research/article/1197/viewcontent/Crisis_Communications.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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.