Constructive, illusory, and distressed posttraumatic growth among survivors of breast cancer: A 7-year growth trajectory study.
Autor: Cheng, Chih-Tao; Ho, Samuel My; Hou, Yi-Chen; Lai, Yihuan; Wang, Ging-Long
Publication year: 2020
Journal of health psychology
issn:1461-7277 1359-1053
doi: 10.1177/1359105318793199
Abstract:
A total of 84 breast cancer survivors completed a package of psychological inventories in 2009 (Time 1), 2012 (Time 2), and 2016 (Time 3). Latent class growth analysis revealed three posttraumatic growth trajectory patterns: distressed posttraumatic growth (n = 5, 6.7%), illusory posttraumatic growth (n = 42, 56.0%), and constructive posttraumatic growth (n = 28, 37.3%). Women with more frequent use of helplessness-hopelessness coping and lower depression levels at Time 1 were more likely to display an illusory than a constructive posttraumatic growth trajectory pattern. Illusory posttraumatic growth might represent a form of coping rather than authentic positive changes. Researchers and clinicians should understand different patterns of posttraumatic growth.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 30080097
Tags: Humans; Female; breast cancer; trauma; *Cancer Survivors; cancer; Adaptation, Psychological; longitudinal; *Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Survivors; *Posttraumatic Growth, Psychological; posttraumatic growth; *Breast Neoplasms/psychology; outcome trajectories
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30080097/
