PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE Adverse outcomes after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) are not ubiquitous; that is, it is possible to thrive in the years after injury. Accordingly, we examined both the association between various factors and psychological flourishing, or ideal mental health, after TSCI, as well as the characteristics of adults with average or higher levels of psychological flourishing in terms of personality, social support, and executive functioning. RESEARCH DESIGN This study included two phases. In Phase 1, we collected information on demographic, health, and psychosocial variables from 449 adults with chronic TSCI using a mail survey. In Phase 2, we completed individual in-person assessments with a subset of 58 individuals from Phase 1 who had endorsed at least average levels of psychological flourishing and collected data using standardized measures of personality, social support, and executive functioning. RESULTS Phase 1 data indicated that being married, viewing oneself favorably in comparison to others, and reporting better subjective health ratings were significantly associated with higher levels of psychological flourishing. Phase 2 data suggested that, as a cohort, participants tended to display a resilient personality profile, report high-average levels of social support, and perform grossly within normal limits on a measure of executive functioning. CONCLUSION/IMPLICATIONS Our findings highlight factors associated with positive psychological outcomes after TSCI. A resilient personality profile, good social support, and unimpaired executive functioning capabilities appear to characterize adults who flourish with chronic TSCI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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创伤性脊髓损伤后蓬勃发展：多方法研究的结果。

目的/目标 创伤性脊髓损伤 (TSCI) 后的不良后果并不普遍。也就是说，有可能在受伤后的几年里茁壮成长。因此，我们检查了 TSCI 后各种因素与心理繁荣或理想心理健康之间的关联，以及在人格、社会支持和执行功能方面具有平均或更高水平心理繁荣的成年人的特征。研究设计 本研究包括两个阶段。在第 1 阶段，我们通过邮件调查收集了 449 名患有慢性 TSCI 的成年人的人口统计、健康和社会心理变量的信息。在第 2 阶段，我们对来自第一阶段的 58 名个人的子集完成了个人面对面评估，他们认可至少平均水平的心理繁荣，并使用个性、社会支持和执行功能的标准化测量收集数据。结果 第一阶段的数据表明，已婚、与他人相比对自己有好感以及报告更好的主观健康评级与更高水平的心理繁荣显着相关。第 2 阶段的数据表明，作为一个群体，参与者倾向于表现出有弹性的人格特征，报告平均水平较高的社会支持，并且在执行功能测量的正常范围内表现良好。结论/意义 我们的研究结果强调了与 TSCI 后积极心理结果相关的因素。有弹性的人格特征、良好的社会支持和不受损害的执行功能似乎是患有慢性 TSCI 的成年人的特征。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。