The combined contribution of social support and coping strategies in predicting post-traumatic growth: A longitudinal study on cancer patients

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 823-831

  Scrignaro, Marta ^a   Barni, Sandro ^b   Magrin, Maria Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Treviglio   (Italy)

Author keywords

cancer; coping strategies; oncology; post traumatic growth; social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 79958221594     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1782     Document Type: Article

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