Matt’s Thesis Presentation

First semester graduate student, Matt, presented his master’s thesis research proposal entitled The Effects of Relational Mobility on the Reporting of Posttraumatic Growth in Japanese and American Samples. The purpose of this study is (1) to examine whether sociocultural and socioecological differences impact an individual’s reporting of posttrumatic growth, (2) to examine whether individuals in a society low in relational mobility report less illusory PTG, and (3) to examine whether an Amrican sample will report greater relational mobility, self-enhancing tendencies, and illusory PTG than a Japanese sample. The PTG Lab is enthusiastic about Matt’s research and excited for him to begin.