Emotion Socialization in the Context of Childhood Cancer: Perceptions of Parental Support Promotes Posttraumatic Growth.
作者:
Howard Sharp(Katianne M),Willard(Victoria W),Barnes(Sarah),Tillery(Rachel),Long(Alanna),Phipps(Sean)
状态:
发布时间2016-08-04
, 更新时间 2016-08-04
期刊:
J Pediatr Psychol
摘要:
OBJECTIVE : Examined youth's perceptions of parental reactions to youth's cancer and non-cancer event-related distress and the link between perceptions of parental reactions and youth posttraumatic growth (PTG). METHOD : Participants included 201 youth (8-21 years) with a history of cancer. Participants self-identified their most stressful life event, which were characterized as cancer or non-cancer related, and then completed measures in reference to this event assessing (1) their perceptions of parent reactions to event-related distress and (2) PTG. RESULTS: Youth who identified a cancer-related event perceived their parents as reacting with more support and reassurance/distraction than those who identified a non-cancer event. Perceptions of parental support, reassurance/distraction, and magnification of youth distress were associated with more PTG, with event type (cancer vs. non-cancer) indirectly predicting PTG through perceptions of parental support. CONCLUSION : Youth perceive their parents as reacting differently to cancer versus non-cancer distress, which is in turn predictive of their perceptions of growth. Findings suggest that parental support and reassurance/distraction are possible mechanisms facilitating resilience and growth in children with cancer.