Abstract
The study aims to investigate the contributions of resilience, affective reactions and post traumatic growth (PTG) to psychosocial adjustment and behavioral changes among digestive system cancer patients in Israel. A sample of 200 participants, 57.5 % men (from the 46 to 70-year age range), 1–4 years following diagnosis, completed an inventory assessing demographic and medical information, resilience, current positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA), PTG, psychosocial adjustment and retrospective report of behavioral changes following cancer treatment. Resilience, PA and NA, and PTG were related to adjustment and/or reported behavioral changes, and PA, NA and PTG mediated some of the effects of resilience on adjustment and/or reported behavioral changes. The data underline the importance of resilience, affect, and PTG in the adjustment of digestive system cancer patients. Future studies are needed to better understand the associations of resilience with psychosocial adjustment and behavioral changes. This knowledge may help improve cancer survivors’ adjustment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Publisher Copyright:© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Adjustment
- Affective reactions
- Behavioral changes
- PTG
- Resilience
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