Caregiver Religious Coping and Posttraumatic Responses in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
| Autor: | Caitlin N Brammer, Ahna L. H. Pai, Marie L. Chardon, Anne E Kazak, Avi Madan-Swain |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Self-efficacy
Coping (psychology) Adolescent Posttraumatic growth Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Social Support Context (language use) Coping behavior Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic 03 medical and health sciences Social support Posttraumatic stress 0302 clinical medicine Caregivers 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Adaptation Psychological Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Psychology Posttraumatic Growth Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 46:465-473 |
| ISSN: | 1465-735X 0146-8693 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa126 |
| Popis: | Objective Caregivers often experience their child’s hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) treatment as traumatic. Although many caregivers develop posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in response to supporting their child through HCT, other caregivers demonstrate posttraumatic growth (PTG). Religious coping may contribute to these different adjustment trajectories; however, more information is needed to clarify the unique associations of positive versus negative religious coping on caregiver PTSS and PTG in the context of pediatric HCT. This study aimed to examine the relationships between negative and positive religious coping on caregivers PTSS and PTG while controlling for caregiver sex, self-efficacy, and social support. Methods Caregivers (N = 140) of youth admitted to the hospital for their first HCT were asked to complete self-report measures of their use of positive and negative religious coping, PTSS, PTG, social support, and self-efficacy. Two hierarchical linear regressions were conducted to test hypotheses. Results Greater positive religious coping, but not negative religious coping, was associated with caregivers reporting more PTG in response to pediatric HCT. More negative religious coping, but not positive religious coping, was associated with caregivers experiencing greater PTSS. Conclusions Engaging in positive religious coping appears to promote better caregiver adjustment to pediatric HCT, whereas negative religious coping may increase caregiver risk for developing PTSS. Screening caregivers’ religious beliefs, including the type of religious coping they employ, could inform providers regarding the best approach to supporting caregivers towards a growth trajectory and mitigate PTSS. |
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