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The Correlation Between Dispositional Optimism and Posttraumatic Growth Among Breast Cancer Patients

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Naiva Urfi Layyinah, Lifina Dewi Pohan
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Available Online 27 November 2020.
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10.2991/assehr.k.201125.036How to use a DOI?
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breast cancer, dispositional optimism, posttraumatic growth
Abstract

Experiencing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment can be traumatic, but can also facilitate the occurrence of positive changes known as posttraumatic growth. Dispositional optimism is one personal characteristic that may enhance posttraumatic growth. This study was conducted to examine the correlation between dispositional optimism and posttraumatic growth among breast cancer patients. Respondents in this study were women who had breast cancer, had surgery at least two months ago, and were currently undergoing medical treatments. Data were collected using The Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) scale and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) scale. Data from 53 respondents were analyzed using Spearman’s rank-order correlation analysis. The results revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between dispositional optimism and posttraumatic growth (r = 0.331, p = 0.008). Patients with higher dispositional optimism were more likely to experience higher posttraumatic growth because they tend to interpret the traumatic experience positively and use adaptive coping strategies. Based on these findings, we recommend positive intervention from medical and mental health professionals to improve optimism and encourage posttraumatic growth in breast cancer patients.

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Volume Title
Joint proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Intervention and Applied Psychology (ICIAP 2019) and the 4th Universitas Indonesia Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2019)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
27 November 2020
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10.2991/assehr.k.201125.036
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.201125.036How to use a DOI?
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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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