Mediating Role of Coping in the Dispositional Optimism-Posttraumatic Growth Relation in Breast Cancer Patients

Buyukasik-Colak C., Gundogdu-Akturk E., Bozo Ö.

JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.146, sa.5, ss.471-483, 2012 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 146 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00223980.2012.654520
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.471-483
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: dispositional optimism, coping strategies, posttraumatic growth, breast cancer, SOCIAL SUPPORT, WOMEN, ADJUSTMENT, LIFE, ADAPTATION, DISTRESS, PREDICTS, EMOTION, QUALITY, ILLNESS
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the present study was to examine if coping strategies mediate dispositional optimism-posttraumatic growth relation in postoperative breast cancer patients. The data were collected from 90 patients in two hospitals. Regression analyses revealed that problem-focused coping fully mediated dispositional optimism-posttraumatic growth relation, but emotion-focused coping did not. That is, postoperative breast cancer patients who were optimistic were more likely to use problem-focused coping strategies that, in turn, led to the development of posttraumatic growth. The findings were congruent with the literature in which problem-focused coping was mostly highlighted as compared to emotion-focused coping, and in which optimism and problem-focused coping relationship was emphasized in the path of posttraumatic growth.