Amazon heart: An exploration of the role of challenge events in personal growth after breast cancer

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-135

  Dunn, Jeff ^a,b,c   Campbell, Meredith ^d   Penn, Danielle ^a   Dwyer, Megan ^d   Chambers, Suzanne K ^a,e,f  

^a CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Amazon Heart   (Australia)

^e VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^f GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Peer support; Personal growth; Posttraumatic transformation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTORCYCLES; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 61649120396     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347330802616084     Document Type: Article

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