Survivor identity and post-traumatic growth after participating in challenge-based peer-support programmes

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 660-674

  Morris, Bronwyn A ^a,b   Campbell, Meredith ^c   Dwyer, Megan ^a,c   Dunn, Jeffrey ^a,b,d   Chambers, Suzanne K ^a,b  

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

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Amazon Heart ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; QUEENSLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79960004420     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/2044-8287.002004     Document Type: Article

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