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dc.contributor.authorA. Morris, Bronwyn
dc.contributor.authorShakespeare-Finch, Jane
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:40:39Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:40:39Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2013-09-09T22:53:43Z
dc.identifier.issn15325032
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15325024.2010.519292
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/52991
dc.description.abstractThe type of cancer diagnosed can have a differential impact on postdiagnosis adjustment (e.g., coping strategies, likelihood to complete treatment). Investigations examining cancer diagnostic differences in posttraumatic growth (PTG) are yet to be published. The current study examined 235 participants who had been treated at a regional hospital for all forms of cancer. Group differences in PTG were assessed through a cross-sectional design between breast, prostate, hematological, and colorectal cancer survivors. Results demonstrated that breast cancer survivors reported significantly higher levels of PTG than those diagnosed with colorectal and hematological malignancies, but not significantly different from prostate cancer survivors. While cancer diagnostic group differences in PTG were evident, PTG levels were also positively associated with trauma severity and distress. These results are discussed in terms of developing a postdiagnosis care model that can be utilized across all cancer type diagnoses in order to assist adaptation during this challenging time.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom229
dc.relation.ispartofpageto242
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Loss and Trauma
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode170106
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleCancer diagnostic group differences in posttraumatic growth: Accounting for age, gender, trauma severity and distress
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMorris, Bronwyn A.


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