Relations between posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth in long- term survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the childhood cancer survivor study

Autor: Klosky, JL, Krull, KR, Kawashima, T, Leisenring, W, Randolph, ME, Zebrack, B, Stuber, ML, Robison, LL, Phipps, S
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
Zdroj: Klosky, JL; Krull, KR; Kawashima, T; Leisenring, W; Randolph, ME; Zebrack, B; et al.(2014). Relations between posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the childhood cancer survivor study. Health Psychology, 33(8), 878-882. doi: 10.1037/hea0000076. UCLA: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4m37k6h6
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000076.
Popis: Objective: Contemporary models of trauma suggest that posttraumatic stress and growth should be related and that symptoms of stress resulting from a perceived trauma (e.g., childhood cancer) are prerequisite for posttraumatic growth (PTG) to occur. However, empirical data regarding the relationship of posttraumatic stress and growth have been equivocal. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and PTG among adult survivors of childhood cancer. Methods: Survey methods were used to collect data from 6,162 survivors participating in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS). Nonparametric correlation was examined pairwise between PTG and PTSS using Spearman's correlation coefficient with 95% confidence intervals, with nonlinear canonical correlation analysis being conducted to examine relationships between subscales. A multivariable partial proportional odds model was also fit for PTG total quartiles focusing on associations with PTSS total quartiles while adjusting for sociodemographic and medical variables. Results: Examination of unadjusted PTSS and PTG total scores revealed a Spearman correlation of 0.11 (p
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