Psychological well-being model based on post-traumatic growth components in cancer patients

Objective: Researchers have considered the components of positive psychology as predictors of psychological well-being. This study aimed to investigate the psychological well-being model based on rumination and meaning of life in cancer patients: with the mediating role of post-traumatic growth and resilience.Method: The present study was conducted by correlation method and structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all the cancer patients referred to hospitals in Tehran in ۲۰۲۰, among whom ۳۰۰ individuals (۲۱۸ women and ۸۲ men) were selected by purposive sampling. Participants received psychological well-being questionnaires, rumination-reflection, meaning of life, post-traumatic growth, and resilience. Results: Findings demonstrated that this model has a good fit in cancer patients, and the relationship between mediating variables with endogenous and exogenous variables was significant (df۲ =۲.۱۴, GFI=۰.۹۲, and CFI= ۰.۹۳ and RMSEA =۰.۰۵, P=۰.۰۱). The variables studied by the model explained ۵۱% of the psychological well-being variance in these patients. Conclusion: The Psychological well-being of cancer patients is affected by variables related to positive psychology such as the meaning of life, post-traumatic growth, and resilience. Rumination , if leading to meaning making and post-traumatic growth, can have potentially positive effects on psychological well-being.

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psychological well-being , Meaning of life , post-traumatic growth , Resilience