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ERIC Number: EJ746543
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Oct
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-006X
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Curvilinear Associations between Benefit Finding and Psychosocial Adjustment to Breast Cancer
Lechner, Suzanne C.; Carver, Charles S.; Antoni, Michael H.; Weaver, Kathryn E.; Phillips, Kristin M.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v74 n5 p828-840 Oct 2006
Two previously studied cohorts of women with nonmetastatic breast cancer (Ns = 230 and 136) were reexamined. Participants were assessed during the year after surgery and 5-8 years later. Associations were examined between benefit finding (BF) and several indicators of psychosocial adjustment (e.g., perceived quality of life, positive affect, negative affect, social disruption, and intrusive thoughts). Significant curvilinear relations between BF and other outcomes were observed cross-sectionally during initial assessment and at long-term follow-up in both samples. Compared with the intermediate BF group, low and high BF groups had better psychosocial adjustment. Further analyses indicated that the high BF group reported higher optimism and more use of positive reframing and religious coping than the other BF groups. Discussion highlights the need to examine nonlinear as well as linear relationships.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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