| Title | High-level construal benefits, meaning making, and posttraumatic growth in cancer patients |
| Authors | Wang, Yu Gan, Yiqun Miao, Miao Ke, Qin Li, Wenju Zhang, Zijin Cheng, Gang |
| Affiliation | Peking Univ, Dept Psychol, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. Beijing Hosp, Dept Oncol, Beijing, Peoples R China. |
| Keywords | Meaning making High-level construal Posttraumatic growth Cancer CENTERED GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS QUALITY-OF-LIFE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE BREAST-CANCER PALLIATIVE CARE ADJUSTMENT SURVIVORS EXPERIENCES ATTRIBUTIONS |
| Issue Date | 2016 |
| Publisher | PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE |
| Citation | PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE.2016,14(5),510-518. |
| Abstract | Objective: The present study sought to explore the role of meaning making and high-level construal in the relationship between meaning discrepancy and posttraumatic growth among Chinese cancer patients. Method: The participants were 193 individuals diagnosed with cancer. Meaning discrepancy, meaning making, high-level construal in meaning making, and posttraumatic growth were measured. Bootstrapping and structural equation modeling were performed to test the mediation effects of high-level construal on the meaning-making process. Results: Mediation analysis revealed that perceived discrepancies were associated with individuals' meaning-making efforts. Meaning-making efforts prompted participants to adopt a high-level construal orientation, which in turn enhanced posttraumatic growth. Significance of results: Our study empirically tested construal level theory in a population suffering from severe chronic trauma. The results demonstrate the important role of high-level construal in the meaning-making process of cancer patients, suggesting a specific effective strategy to foster posttraumatic growth. It seems encouraging to indicate that adopting such high-level construal may be included as part of psychological interventions for cancer patients. |
| URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/417362 |
| ISSN | 1478-9515 |
| DOI | 10.1017/S1478951515001224 |
| Indexed | PubMed SSCI |
| Appears in Collections: | 心理与认知科学学院 |
