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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Benefit finding"”.
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Benefit Finding and Resiliency in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey and Cancer
… as proactive attempts to process the experience. Benefit finding, or finding the benefits from adversity, is a potentially important mechanism in helping relieve the impact of these events on psychological health. However, little is known about the relationship between benefit finding and …
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Exploring the Experience of Benefit Finding in Parents of Children with Cancer: A Grounded Theory Study
… the health and well being of parents, such as benefit finding. The present study aimed to illuminate the process of benefit finding in parents of children with cancer and to develop a theoretical model of this process based on the findings.This grounded theory study resulted in a conceptual …
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Associations Between Benefit Finding, Disease Severity, Positive Affect, and Health Outcomes Among Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation
… may attempt to create meaning or find benefit from the stressor. Benefit finding (BF) may act as a buffer to minimize the effects of stress on health outcomes. The literature is mixed regarding relationships between BF and mental and physical health outcomes within a variety of …
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Psychosocial Adjustment of Adolescent Cancer Survivors: Time Perspective and Positive Emotions as Mediators to Quality of Life and Benefit Finding
… recent psycho-oncology research is focusing on finding significant predictors to their positive adjustment and psychosocial functioning. The author examined adolescent cancer survivors (n = 50; diagnosis age = 10 – 21; 2 – 10 years post-diagnosis) to test the mediation effects of positive …
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Analysis of an Online Support Group for Women with Breast Cancer
… skills, yet paradoxically many women report benefits from dealing with this adversity. The aims of this investigation were to describe the characteristics of benefit finding as expressed by breast cancer survivors participating in an online breast cancer support group, and to assess the …
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Finding the Silver Lining: Children and families' abilities to perceive benefits in the face of adversity
… illnesses state their experience has led to benefits. Adult research suggests individuals' abilities to perceive gains during times of adversity impacts their health; yet, research into children's perceptions is limited. Accordingly, this study investigated (a) what factors are associated …
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Caregiver Adaptation among Black and White Families of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Comparison of the Two Racial Groups
… the X in the model, (e.g., caregiver strain, benefit finding, family quality of life). Black and White caregivers were compared on adaptation outcomes at the family, dyadic, and individual level, including both positively valenced (e.g., benefit finding) and negatively valenced outcomes (e.g., …
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Cancer and posttraumatic growth
… Despite this, many survivors also report benefits and a sense of personal growth from their experience. Understanding this process and the influence of posttraumatic growth (PTG) on mental health outcomes for cancer patients may have far reaching implications for the promotion of …
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The Lived Experience of Mental Health Workers in a Residential Treatment Facility who Work with Multiply Traumatized Children and Self-Identify as Experiencing Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Satisfaction
… effects and also experience psychological benefit and personal growth from their work with trauma survivors. Literature regarding vicarious trauma and secondary traumatic stress is abundant, but few studies have been conducted that have been specifically designed to explore the experience …
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The phenomenon of coping for women with primary breast cancer
… 2009) was used to interpret the data, producing findings describing coping across the dimensions of lived existence and time informed by an existential lens, highlighting the use of meaning-focused coping strategies particularly in the social and spiritual dimensions of lived experience. The …
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Intrapersonal and interpersonal meaning-making: The process of identity reconstruction after the loss of a spouse
… of (a) aspects of grief, (b) sense-making and benefit-finding, (c) communication, and (d) identity fractures and role conflicts within identity reconstruction processes after spousal bereavement. Interviews with individuals who had lost a spouse within the last five years before data collection …
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A Widow’s Hope in Late-Life Spousal Loss: A Biblical Response to Meaning-Making and Continuing Spiritual Bonds
… associated with aspects of sense-making and benefit-finding. Chapter 4 outlines various meaning-making adjustments and outcomes for elderly widows in late-life spousal loss. Chapter 5 discusses the biblical and theological foundations for the care of widows throughout the Old and New …
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Meaning Making and Dispositional Mindfulness among Women with Breast Cancer
… (PR) subscales of the COPE Inventory, the Benefit Finding Scale, the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the Meaning in Life Scale (MiLS). Participants completed the questionnaires electronically in REDCap using an iPad. Cancer characteristics including time since breast cancer …
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Thinking Outside the Clinic: The Impact of an Adventure-Based Therapy Intervention on Adversarial Growth for Young Adults with Experiences of Chronic Illness
… Beyond a model of resilience and recovery, findings support research for Adversarial Growth, which argues that highly aversive life events may not be uniformly associated with maladjustment but instead may be opportunities for personal growth, benefit-finding and thriving. Accordingly, this …