TY - JOUR
T1 - Posttraumatic growth and benefit-finding in lung cancer survivors
T2 - The benefit of rural residence?
AU - Andrykowski, Michael A.
AU - Steffens, Rachel F.
AU - Bush, Heather M.
AU - Tucker, Thomas C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Rural cancer survivors report more distress than non-rural survivors. Little research has examined whether rural residence might also be linked to positive psychological outcomes. Rural (n = 117) and non-rural (n = 76) lung cancer survivors completed measures of posttraumatic growth, benefit-finding, and distress. Rural survivors reported more posttraumatic growth than urban survivors. There were no differences in benefit-finding. Mediation analyses indicated distress mediated the relationship between rural residence and posttraumatic growth. Findings suggest rural residence might be beneficial with regard to potential for posttraumatic growth among cancer survivors. Consistent with trauma theory, distress mediated the relationship between rural residence and posttraumatic growth.
AB - Rural cancer survivors report more distress than non-rural survivors. Little research has examined whether rural residence might also be linked to positive psychological outcomes. Rural (n = 117) and non-rural (n = 76) lung cancer survivors completed measures of posttraumatic growth, benefit-finding, and distress. Rural survivors reported more posttraumatic growth than urban survivors. There were no differences in benefit-finding. Mediation analyses indicated distress mediated the relationship between rural residence and posttraumatic growth. Findings suggest rural residence might be beneficial with regard to potential for posttraumatic growth among cancer survivors. Consistent with trauma theory, distress mediated the relationship between rural residence and posttraumatic growth.
KW - benefit-finding
KW - oncology
KW - positive psychology
KW - posttraumatic growth
KW - rural
KW - trauma
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U2 - 10.1177/1359105315617820
DO - 10.1177/1359105315617820
M3 - Article
C2 - 26657018
AN - SCOPUS:85020392333
SN - 1359-1053
VL - 22
SP - 896
EP - 905
JO - Journal of Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
IS - 7
ER -
