Positive mental health among cancer survivors: overlap in psychological well-being, personal meaning, and posttraumatic growth.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Positive mental health involves theoretical constructs like psychological well-being, personal meaning, and posttraumatic growth. This study aims to provide empirical insight into possible overlap between these constructs in cancer survivors.

Methods

Within the context of a randomized controlled trial, 170 cancer survivors completed the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being (SPWB), Personal Meaning Profile (PMP), and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on the subscales of these PROMs, as well as structural equation modeling (SEM), was used to explore overlap in these three constructs.

Results

The EFA resulted in a three-factor solution with an insufficient model fit. SEM led to

SUBMITTER: Holtmaat K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6326009 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature