Predicting posttraumatic growth in breast cancer survivors
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Wide variability exists with respect to how breast cancer survivors respond to common psychological and psychosocial challenges of their disease, ranging from posttraumatic stress disorder to posttraumatic growth. This cross-sectional study examined contextual, disease-related, and intraindividual predictors of posttraumatic growth in 224 randomly selected breast cancer survivors. A series of hierarchical regression analyses found that age at diagnosis, marital status, employment, education, perceived intensity of disease, and active coping accounted for 34%, 35%, and 28% of the variance in growth in relationships with others, new possibilities, and appreciation for life. These findings suggest that a more comprehensive model of growth will be helpful in understanding the various factors that play a role in breast cancer survivors' perception of psychological and psychosocial growth.
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Active coping predicts important factors related to social relationships and the relationships with others, and support seeking.
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- Authors
- Bellizzi, K. M., & Blank, T. O.
- Affiliations
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 47-56
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W2069738126
- Cited by
- 416
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 11.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
- Keywords
- posttraumatic growth, breast cancer survivors, predictors of growth, age at diagnosis, marital status, employment, active coping, psychosocial adjustment, post-traumatic stress disorder
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Breast Neoplasms, Connecticut, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Survivors
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