IJSP Number 1, 2019

50 passed through stress or trauma. On the other hand such mentions can be part of the trial of the traumatised or stressed individual to cope to the stressing factor. Such coping can lead to the growth by the opening of these possibilities for person [5]. The empirical research on coping and growth and evolution induced by stress is short. There were just few studies which identified coping strategies, which lead to the growth and evolution induced by stress. In the study on students who confronted a recent stress factor there were identified some activities of coping, which correlate to the mentions of a higher stress induced growth, including positive reinterpretations and- but with a lower correlation- the acceptance and the emotional social support. The religious coping can correlate especially to the growth and evolution. Some studies showed a strong correlation between the religious coping and the stress induced growth. The religious coping is complex. Specific types of religious coping can correlate in a specific way to stress induced growth and evolution, and this religious coping can be important for some groups. A study on church members who passed through different life events found that the best predictors of stress induced growth were two types of religious coping [8]: - religious coping based on inwardness (they received emotional reassuring and guidance from God); - coping by achieving good deeds (to live a better, more religious life) How do the personal resources influence the growth in an indirect way by these types of cognitive and behavioural coping responses, which seem to lead to stress induced growth and evolution? Even the researches which examine the comprehensive models of personal resources, coping processes and stress induced growth and evolution are rare, there are reasons to believe that the future researches, based on such models, will offer a full perspective on the mechanisms, through which the growth will be produced than what the current survey – based on simple model- offered. Literature about stress induced growth and evolution is full of promising hypothesis. For instance, the value of characteristics for hope and optimism and religious faith can help people to persevere in their efforts of coping severe difficulties. The religious beliefs can offer an explanatory frame, which help the individuals to evaluate the potential threatening situations, as being less threatening and more challenging and maybe revealing possible qualities and positive results that can be derived from suffering [2]. In a similar way the links between social resources, such as satisfaction towards the social support and growth and evolution suggest that the social resources allow people to interpret the stressing situations as being less threatening due to the positive context they are in. The social support can also offer opportunities for individuals to discuss and think to the event, diminishing