Impact of positive cognitive emotion regulation and sense of coherence in the relationship between family hardiness and post-traumatic growth in patients with lung cancer: a mediation analysis study in two tertiary hospitals of China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate whether positive cognitive emotion regulation (PCER) and sense of coherence (SOC) mediate the relationship between family hardiness (FH) and post-traumatic growth (PTG) in patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

Design

Cross-sectional study, convenience sampling method and mediation analyses.

Setting

All participants were from two hospitals in Shandong, China.

Participants

321 patients with lung cancer who underwent chemotherapy between April and September 2022 at two hospitals in Shandong province, China.

Primary outcome measures

The Family Hardiness Index, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Sense of Coherence Scale and Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory.

Results

PTG was positively associated with FH (r=

SUBMITTER: Liu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12306214 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature