Background: Being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing its treatment are associated with
substantial distress that can cause long-lasting negative psychological outcomes …

Optimism is a cognitive construct (expectancies regarding future outcomes) that also relates
to motivation: optimistic people exert effort, whereas pessimistic people disengage from …

Traumatic experiences can have a powerful impact on individuals and communities but the
relationship between perceptions of beneficial and pathological outcomes are not known …

This meta-analytic review examines the role of optimism, social support, and coping
strategies in contributing to posttraumatic growth. Results from 103 studies showed that all …

Objective The aim of this study is to examine the relationships among demographic,
medical, and psychosocial factors and post‐traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and post …

This longitudinal study examined the course and bidirectional relation between
posttraumatic distress and posttraumatic growth (PTG). A sample of Israeli ex-prisoners of …

Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is an appealing but poorly understood construct. Hobfoll, Hall,
Canetti‐Nisim, Galea, Johnson, and Palmieri's (2007) insightful paper highlights important …

This investigation used a non-randomized controlled design to evaluate the effect and
feasibility of a mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) program on immune function …

Cancer survivors' efforts at meaning making may influence the extent to which they
successfully make meaning from their experience (ie, experience posttraumatic growth, find …

Two studies of assault survivors (Ns= 180, 70) examined associations between
posttraumatic growth (PTG) and posttrauma psychopathology. Both studies found significant …