Posttraumatic growth and benefit-finding in lung cancer survivors: The benefit of rural residence?

Michael A. Andrykowski; Rachel F. Steffens; Heather M. Bush; Thomas C. Tucker

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Posttraumatic growth and benefit-finding in lung cancer survivors: The benefit of rural residence?

Michael A. Andrykowski, Rachel F. Steffens, Heather M. Bush, Thomas C. Tucker

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	896-905
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	22
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315617820
State	Published - Jun 1 2017

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Keywords

benefit-finding
oncology
positive psychology
posttraumatic growth
rural
trauma

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