Posttraumatic Growth and its correlates among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: A brief report

Barrett-Bernstein, Meagan; Wurz, Amanda; Brunet, Jennifer

doi:10.1080/07347332.2019.1664702

Posttraumatic Growth and its correlates among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: A brief report

dc.contributor.author	Barrett-Bernstein, Meagan
dc.contributor.author	Wurz, Amanda
dc.contributor.author	Brunet, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned	2026-01-21T16:48:24Z
dc.date.available	2026-01-21T16:48:24Z
dc.date.issued	2019-10-10
dc.description	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Psychosocial Oncology on 2019 Oct 10, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2019.1664702.	en
dc.description.abstract	Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe posttraumatic growth (PTG) levels among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer (AYAs), and estimate relationships between PTG and medical (cancer type, age at diagnosis, time since treatment), behavioral (physical activity), and psychological (appearance evaluations, body satisfaction) variables. Methods: Eighty-eight AYAs (Mage=33 ± 4.4 years) completed a survey online that included the PTG-Inventory (PTG-I). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and bivariate correlations. Findings: Total and subdimension PTG-I scores indicated moderate-to-high PTG levels, with the highest and lowest scores reported for appreciation of life and spiritual change, respectively. Appearance evaluations was moderately and positively correlated with the spiritual change subdimension (r = .31, p < .001). Relationships between PTG and other variables were of weak magnitude and not statistically significant (rs = 0–.21, ps > .05). Conclusions: More research exploring variables related to PTG among AYAs is needed to better understand antecedents and outcomes of PTG.
dc.identifier.citation	Barrett-Bernstein, M., Wurz, A., & Brunet, J. (2020). Posttraumatic growth and its correlates among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: A brief report. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 38(2), 228-234.
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/07347332.2019.1664702
dc.identifier.issn	1540-7586
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07347332.2019.1664702
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10393/51286
dc.language.iso	en
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject	Adolescents and young adults
dc.subject	Oncology
dc.subject	Positive psychological changes
dc.subject	Quantitative study
dc.subject	Survivorship
dc.title	Posttraumatic Growth and its correlates among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: A brief report
dc.type	Article