Mixed Psychological Changes Following Mastectomy: Unique Predictors and Heterogeneity of Post-traumatic Growth and Post-traumatic Depreciation

Frontiers in Psychology

Aleks¹ 

关键词: positive changes;    negative changes;    coping strategies;    social support;    breast cancer;    mastectomy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01245

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: Post-traumatic growth (PTG) and its opposite—post-traumatic depreciation (PTD)—may be treated as important indicators of the patient quality of life. In the absence of studies on both, PTG and PTD in cancer patients, we investigated (1) coping strategies and support effectiveness as predictors of PTG and PTD in post-mastectomy women, (2) homogeneous classes with different intensity of PTG and PTD symptoms, and (3) correlates of class membership.

【 授权许可】

CC BY