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Coping and posttraumatic growth in women with early-stage breast cancer.
2003 DEC 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coping and posttraumatic growth in women with early-stage breast cancer. According to recent research published in the journal Health Psychology, "Predictors and outcomes of benefit finding, positive reappraisal coping, and posttraumatic growth were examined using interviews and questionnaires from a longitudinal study of women with early-stage breast cancer followed from primary medical treatment completion to 3 (n = 92) and 12 months (n = 60) later.
"Most women (83%) reported at least one benefit of their breast cancer experience. Benefit finding (i.e., identification of benefits, number of benefits), positive reappraisal coping, and posttraumatic growth had distinct significant predictors," wrote S.R. Sears and colleagues, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychology.
"Positive reappraisal coping at study entry predicted positive mood and perceived health at 3 and 12 months and posttraumatic growth at 12 months, whereas benefit finding did not predict ...
- Measuring growth with the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory.(Report)
- Magazine article from: Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development Anderson, Walter P., Jr. Lopez-Baez, Sandra I. January 1, 2008 700+ words
The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI; R. G...these studies has been the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) of Tedeschi...among survivor demographics. POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH Posttraumatic growth is defined...
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- A cross-validation study of the posttraumatic growth inventory.(ARTICLES)
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...study of the development of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). It describes...been defined and measured as posttraumatic growth (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996). Posttraumatic growth (PTG) represents a shift in...
- Handbook of posttraumatic growth; research and practice.(Brief Article)(Book...
- Magazine article from: SciTech Book News June 1, 2006 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Youth Studies Australia Headley, Sue June 1, 2004 700+ words
Posttraumatic growth among adolescents J.E. Milam, A. Ritt-Olson & J...construing of benefits from traumatic events has been termed posttraumatic growth or PTG. Benefits include both positive intrapersonal and interpersonal...
- The sun always comes out after it rains: understanding posttraumatic growth in...
- Magazine article from: Health and Social Work Cadell, Susan August 1, 2007 700+ words
...various names have been suggested for the occurrence of benefits from adversity. It has been referred to as "posttraumatic growth" (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1995; Tedeschi, Park, & Calhoun, 1998), "stress-related growth...
- Rethinking health psychology. (Book Reviews). (book review)
- Magazine article from: British Journal of Psychology Yardley, Lucy August 1, 2002 700+ words
Rethinking health psychology By Michele L. Crossley Buckingham...ISBN 0335204317 Rethinking Health Psychology is a significant book in part...announces the emergence of critical health psychology, and in doing so helps to articulate...
