School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
J Psychosoc Oncol. 2013;31(3):235-65. doi: 10.1080/07347332.2013.778932.
This study examined relationships among demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables in adult children of cancer patients. Two hundred and fourteen participants completed measures of posttraumatic growth (PTG), distress, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, social support, and family functioning. Significant gender differences in all PTG dimensions were found, as well as associations among PTG, gender, parental dependency, distress, PTSD, and family functioning. Social support was not a mediator in the relationship between gender and PTG. Gender, education, disease duration, dependency, distress, and family flexibility predicted PTG. Finally, PTG had a moderating effect in the relationship between distress and PTSD/social support. These results may guide psychosocial interventions in this population.
本研究考察了癌症患者成年子女的人口统计学、临床和心理社会变量之间的关系。214 名参与者完成了创伤后成长（PTG）、痛苦、创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状、社会支持和家庭功能的测量。在所有的 PTG 维度上都发现了显著的性别差异，以及 PTG、性别、父母依赖性、痛苦、PTSD 和家庭功能之间的关联。社会支持并不是性别与 PTG 之间关系的中介因素。性别、教育程度、疾病持续时间、依赖性、痛苦和家庭灵活性预测了 PTG。最后，PTG 在痛苦和 PTSD/社会支持之间的关系中具有调节作用。这些结果可能为该人群的心理社会干预提供指导。
