Factors associated with posttraumatic growth among the spouses of myocardial infarction patients

Şenol-Durak E., Ayvaşık H. B.

Journal of Health Psychology, vol.15, no.1, pp.85-95, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/1359105309342472
  • Journal Name: Journal of Health Psychology
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.85-95
  • Keywords: cognitive processing, environmental factors, individual factors, myocardial infarction patients, posttraumatic growth, spouses of myocardial infarction patients
  • TED University Affiliated: No

Abstract

To clarify the rationale behind Posttraumatic Growth (PTG), a model by Schaefer and Moos describes the relative contribution of environmental resources, individual resources, event related factors, cognitive processing and coping (CPC) on PTG. In the present study, this model was tested with the spouses of myocardial infarction patients with data from various hospitals in Turkey. A structural equation model revealed that neither individual nor environmental resources had indirect effects on PTG through the effect of event-related factors and CPC, while they showed direct effects on PTG. The findings were discussed in the context of the theoretical model. © 2010 SAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC.