Tomich Patricia L, Helgeson Vicki S
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Health Psychol. 2004 Jan;23(1):16-23. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.23.1.16.
The correlates and consequences of benefit finding on quality of life were examined for 364 women (93% Caucasian, 6% African American, and 1% Hispanic) diagnosed with Stage I, II, and III breast cancer. Benefit finding and quality of life were measured 4 months postdiagnosis (Tl), 3 months after Tl (T2), and 6 months after T2 (T3). Women with lower socioeconomic status, minorities, and those with more severe disease perceived more benefits at baseline. Benefit finding was associated with more negative affect at baseline and also interacted with stage of disease, such that negative relations to quality of life across time were limited to those with more severe disease. Findings suggest there are qualifiers as to whether "finding something good in the bad" is good or bad.
对364名被诊断为I期、II期和III期乳腺癌的女性（93%为白种人，6%为非裔美国人，1%为西班牙裔）的益处发现与生活质量的相关性及后果进行了研究。在确诊后4个月（T1）、T1后3个月（T2）以及T2后6个月（T3）对益处发现和生活质量进行了测量。社会经济地位较低的女性、少数族裔女性以及病情更严重的女性在基线时感知到更多益处。益处发现在基线时与更多的负面情绪相关，并且还与疾病阶段相互作用，以至于随着时间推移与生活质量的负面关系仅限于病情更严重的女性。研究结果表明，关于“在坏事中找到好事”是好是坏存在一些限定条件。
