Altruism Born of Suffering
How Colombian Human Rights Activists Transform Pain Into Prosocial Action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9021869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pilar Hernández‐Wolfe (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA,) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 229-249 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022167810379960 |
| OpenAlex | W2129780050 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 16 |
This study examines the impetuses for altruistic behavior of Colombian human rights activists, all of whom experienced politically based trauma. Thirty-five human rights activists participated in individual interviews conducted between 1998 and 2009. Results of the analysis are illustrated in nine themes: affirmation of self despite fear, indignation, a search for meaning, spirituality, justice to build peace, leaving a legacy of peace and agency for the next generation, support by others, and recognition and equity for ethnic minorities and for women. It is the hope of the author that these results contribute to the examination of how healing and altruism endure even in times of civil conflict and often as a result of such times, all of which ultimately leads to the betterment of community life
Action (physics · Altruism (biology · Criminology · Economic Justice · Forgiveness · Human rights · Indignation · Political science · Prosocial behavior · Sociology · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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The Psychology of Good and Evil
Trauma & Transformation
Altruism and Prosocial Behavior
Qualitative evaluation and research methods
Traumatic Loss and Major Disasters
A Resilience Framework for Research, Policy, and Practice
Family Resilience
Target Article
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Altruism Born of Suffering and Prosocial Behavior Following Adverse Life Events
Trauma in war and political persecution
Altruism born of suffering
Naturalistic inquiry
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |