Predicting changes in posttraumatic growth and subjective well-being among breast cancer survivors: The role of social support and stress

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 114-120

  Mcdonough, Meghan H ^a   Sabiston, Catherine M ^b   Wrosch, Carsten ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer; oncology; posttraumatic growth; subjective well being; survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; SCREENING; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

CANCER; ONCOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING; SURVIVORSHIP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84891624189     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3380     Document Type: Article

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