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Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer: Intensity and Predictors
Experiencing a traumatic situation such as breast cancer can, beside negative consequences, have a positive impact, described as post-traumatic growth (PTG). A factor that facilitates psychological recovery when coping with stressful events is psychological resilience. The aim of the present study w...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35682111 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116509 |
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author | Michalczyk, Justyna Dmochowska, Joanna Aftyka, Anna Milanowska, Joanna |
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description | Experiencing a traumatic situation such as breast cancer can, beside negative consequences, have a positive impact, described as post-traumatic growth (PTG). A factor that facilitates psychological recovery when coping with stressful events is psychological resilience. The aim of the present study was to assess whether PTG occurs in a group of women with breast cancer and whether resilience is a personal trait contributing to its occurrence. The study group comprised 100 women with breast cancer, aged 31–80 years, almost half of whom were aged 61–70 years (n = 46, 46%). The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, the Impact of Event Scale, and the Resilience Assessment Questionnaire (KOP) were used for the study. All women manifested PTG, with a mean intensity of 76.61 ± 13.45 points. The greatest changes were observed in the subjects’ appreciation of life, and the smallest in their relations with others, self-perception, and spiritual changes. The KOP scale measured a mean resilience of 103.80 ± 16.57. The results obtained confirm the co-occurrence of psychological resilience and PTG, especially personal resilience and social competences. Additionally, women subjected to additional traumatic events other than cancer manifested a higher level of PTG. |
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spelling | pubmed-91804732022-06-10 Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer: Intensity and Predictors Michalczyk, Justyna Dmochowska, Joanna Aftyka, Anna Milanowska, Joanna Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Experiencing a traumatic situation such as breast cancer can, beside negative consequences, have a positive impact, described as post-traumatic growth (PTG). A factor that facilitates psychological recovery when coping with stressful events is psychological resilience. The aim of the present study was to assess whether PTG occurs in a group of women with breast cancer and whether resilience is a personal trait contributing to its occurrence. The study group comprised 100 women with breast cancer, aged 31–80 years, almost half of whom were aged 61–70 years (n = 46, 46%). The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, the Impact of Event Scale, and the Resilience Assessment Questionnaire (KOP) were used for the study. All women manifested PTG, with a mean intensity of 76.61 ± 13.45 points. The greatest changes were observed in the subjects’ appreciation of life, and the smallest in their relations with others, self-perception, and spiritual changes. The KOP scale measured a mean resilience of 103.80 ± 16.57. The results obtained confirm the co-occurrence of psychological resilience and PTG, especially personal resilience and social competences. Additionally, women subjected to additional traumatic events other than cancer manifested a higher level of PTG. MDPI 2022-05-27 /pmc/articles/PMC9180473/ /pubmed/35682111 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116509 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Michalczyk, Justyna Dmochowska, Joanna Aftyka, Anna Milanowska, Joanna Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer: Intensity and Predictors |
title | Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer: Intensity and Predictors |
title_full | Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer: Intensity and Predictors |
title_fullStr | Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer: Intensity and Predictors |
title_full_unstemmed | Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer: Intensity and Predictors |
title_short | Post-Traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer: Intensity and Predictors |
title_sort | post-traumatic growth in women with breast cancer: intensity and predictors |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35682111 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116509 |
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