Posttraumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer and Their Husbands

Weiss, Tzipi

doi:10.1300/j077v20n02_04

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“…Comparison with prior research does not suggest that they were more likely to experience posttraumatic growth than were other populations of cancer patients. For example, the average PTGI total score in the present study of 64.7 is very similar to the average scores of 64.1 reported for women with breast cancer who were also assessed an average of 24 months posttreatment (Cordova et al, 2001) and 60.2 reported for women with breast cancer who were assessed an average of 35 months posttreatment (Weiss, 2002).…”

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confidence: 84%

Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth Following Bone Marrow Transplantation for Cancer.

Widows¹,

Jacobsen²,

Booth-Jones³

et al. 2005

Health Psychology

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There is growing recognition that the experience of cancer can have a positive as well as a negative psychological impact. This longitudinal study sought to identify predictors of posttraumatic growth among cancer patients (N ϭ 72) undergoing bone marrow transplantation. Greater posttraumatic growth in the posttransplant period was related to younger age; less education; greater use of positive reinterpretation, problem solving, and seeking alternative rewards as coping strategies in the pretransplant period; more stressful appraisal of aspects of the transplant experience; and more negatively biased recall of pretransplant levels of psychological distress. Findings partially support J. A. Schaefer and R. H. Moos's (1992) model of life crises and personal growth and also suggest that temporal self-comparisons contribute to the experience of posttraumatic growth.

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confidence: 84%

Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth Following Bone Marrow Transplantation for Cancer.

Widows¹,

Jacobsen²,

Booth-Jones³

et al. 2005

Health Psychology

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“…However, these findings are not consistent throughout literature, with some studies reporting social support to be a predictor of growth (Weiss, 2002), and others, such as the meta-analysis from Linley and Joseph that report significant relationships between satisfaction with social support, but not social support itself, which shows a greater need for more research in this area.…”

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“…The subjective experience of the severity of the trauma shows an amplification of the relationships. Since these variables have been shown in previous studies to be correlates of PTG, although somewhat in an unclear manner (Helgeson et al, 2006;Weiss, 2002;Linley & Joseph, 2004;Wild & Paivio, 2003) the results of this study could be one way of showing why these results have been ambiguous. This study also looked at gender differences between the different types of trauma severity groups.…”

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“…In the PTSD literature it has been shown that a lack of social support can lead to greater reported levels of PTSD (Brewin, Andrews, & Valentine, 2000;Ozer, Best, Lipsey, & Weiss, 2008). Post-trauma social support has also been shown to have a positive relationship with PTG and positive outcomes from trauma (Weiss, 2002). Satisfaction with social support avenues has also been Trauma Intensity and PTG 9…”

Section: Social Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effects of Trauma Intensity on Posttraumatic Growth: Depression, Social Support, Coping, and Gender

Steward¹

2009

TEF

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Abstract:Research within trauma literature discussing the consequences following a traumatic experience has indicated that there is the capacity for both positive and negative consequences. Though there is more literature on the negative effects, there is growing interest in the positive realm.One more specific area of these positive results from trauma is posttraumatic growth (PTG), which can be described as the victim's ability to thrive and increase life resources (emotional, cognitive, psychological). Research in this area has been inconsistent and some results were unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the associations among posttraumatic growth, depression, social support, coping, and gender. This study also examines the effect trauma intensity has on the relationship between PTG and those variables. Correlations were completed for PTG with depression, coping, social support, and gender, with trauma severity used as a moderator. A median split was completed for PCL scores (trauma severity) and comprised two separate trauma groups (low/high). Correlations were completed between PTG and the outcome variables for each trauma group. For the median split, the statistically significant relationships in the high trauma group were stronger than those with the low trauma group, with increased negative correlations with depression (r = -.16), and increased positive relationships with emotion-focused coping (r = .27), problem-focused coping (r = .38), and social support (r = .22).A second split of PCL scores (trauma severity) was completed for a clinical level of PTSD symptoms (score of 44). Results showed that for the high trauma clinical group, the strength of the statistically significant correlations were further increased for depression (r = -.32), emotionfocused coping (r = .39), problem-focused coping (r = .62), and social support (r = .46). These results support this study's hypothesis that trauma severity is important in analyzing how PTG relationships work.Trauma Intensity and PTG 4

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“…Although some people show negative decline and others report no change, many people report positive growth following adversity. This human capacity to identify benefits from crisis has already been reported in various populations including cancer survivors (Cordova, Cunningham, Carlson, & Andrykowski, 2001), people who experienced sexual assault (Frazier, Conlon, & Glaser, 2001) and bereavement (Currier, Mallot, Martinez, Sandy & Neimeyer, 2012), youth exposed to terror incidents (Laufer & Solomon, 2006), and even caregivers of cancer survivors (Weiss, 2002). Growth following stressors has been reported across many cultures (e.g., for Australians: Shakespeare-Finch & Coppoing, 2006; for Chinese : Ho, Chu, & Yiu, 2008; for Japanese : Taku, Calhoun, Tedeschi, Gil-Rivas, Kilmer, & Cann, 2007; for Latina immigrants: Berger & Weiss, 2006; for Malaysians: Schroevers & Teo, 2008).…”

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confidence: 86%

Growth Following Trauma: Overview and Current Status

Cho

Park

2013

Ter Psicol

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Growth is commonly reported following all variety of stressful encounters. This phenomenon is receiving proliferating research attention, and much has been learned. In this article, we provide an overview of the current theoretical and empirical knowledge regarding growth. Most of this research concerns self-reported growth, but a small amount of research reviewed here concerns actual growth. In particular, we review theoretical models and empirical evidence of growth and relationships between growth and adjustment. We then address several methodological, cultural, and other important issues in this research area and conclude with directions for future research. Key words: reported growth, actual growth, post-traumatic growth, stress-related growth, adjustment. ResumenEl crecimiento es algo que a menudo informan quienes han padecido sucesos estresantes. Este fenómeno está recibiendo un interés creciente y se ha aprendido ya mucho sobre ello. En este trabajo proporcionamos una revisión del conocimiento teórico y empírico relacionado con el crecimiento. La mayor parte de esta investigación hace referencia a crecimiento auto-informado, aunque una porción de la investigación revisada tiene que ver con crecimiento objetivo. En particular, revisamos modelos teóricos y evidencia empírica de crecimiento y las relaciones entre crecimiento y ajuste. Para finalizar, señalamos varios aspectos importantes metodológicos y culturales, entre otros, en esta área de investigación y concluimos con algunas orientaciones para la investigación futura. Palabras clave: crecimiento informado, crecimiento real, crecimiento postraumático, crecimiento relacionado con el estrés, ajuste.

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Posttraumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer and Their Husbands

Cited by 234 publications

References 21 publications

Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth Following Bone Marrow Transplantation for Cancer.

Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth Following Bone Marrow Transplantation for Cancer.

Effects of Trauma Intensity on Posttraumatic Growth: Depression, Social Support, Coping, and Gender

Growth Following Trauma: Overview and Current Status

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