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Variables related to posttraumatic growth in Turkish rheumatoid arthritis patients

dc.contributor.authorKarancı, Ayşe Nuray
dc.contributor.buuauthorDirik, Gülay
dc.contributor.departmentFen Edebiyat Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentPsikoloji Bölümü
dc.contributor.scopusid6506843112
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-09T07:01:06Z
dc.date.available2021-11-09T07:01:06Z
dc.date.issued2008-09
dc.description.abstractRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, deteriorative disease, which can cause great psychological distress. Although RA has negative psychological consequences, it may also lead to positive changes, which has been given relatively little attention in the research literature. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) has been used to evaluate growth in survivor's thinking, feeling and/or behavior following the experiencing of traumatic or severely adverse life events. The purpose of the current study was to examine the domains of the PTGI and to identify variables related to Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) in 117 RA patients from Turkey, a secular, Islamic, non-western developing country. Results showed that the PTGI has three domains: relationship with others; philosophy of life; and self-perception. Regression analyses showed that problem-focused coping had significant contributions to the total PTG levels and PTGI domains of relationship with others and self-perception. Perceived social support appeared as a significant associate for the total PTG levels and for all three domains. In addition, age and perceived disease severity were found to be significantly related to some domains of PTG. Clinicians, aiming to increase positive experience of RA patients, may need to focus on and facilitate perceived social support and problem-focused coping to facilitate growth experiences.
dc.description.sponsorshipOrta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.identifier.citationDirik, G. ve Karancı, A. N. (2008). ''Variables ''related to posttraumatic growth in Turkish rheumatoid arthritis patients''. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 15(3), 193-203.
dc.identifier.endpage203
dc.identifier.issn1068-9583
dc.identifier.issn1573-3572
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pubmed19104964
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-51049120293
dc.identifier.startpage193
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-008-9115-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10880-008-9115-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/22589
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wos000258716900003
dc.indexed.wosSSCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.collaborationYurt içi
dc.relation.journalJournal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectRheumatoid arthritis
dc.subjectPosttraumatic growth
dc.subjectSocial support
dc.subjectCoping
dc.subjectStress-related growth
dc.subjectBreast-cancer
dc.subjectPredictors
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectResources
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectPeople
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectImpact
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subject.emtreeAdult
dc.subject.emtreeAge distribution
dc.subject.emtreeAged
dc.subject.emtreeArticle
dc.subject.emtreeCoping behavior
dc.subject.emtreeDisease severity
dc.subject.emtreeDistress syndrome
dc.subject.emtreeFemale
dc.subject.emtreeHuman
dc.subject.emtreeLife event
dc.subject.emtreeMajor clinical study
dc.subject.emtreeMale
dc.subject.emtreeMental disease
dc.subject.emtreeMental health
dc.subject.emtreePersonal experience
dc.subject.emtreePosttraumatic growth
dc.subject.emtreePosttraumatic growth inventory
dc.subject.emtreePrediction
dc.subject.emtreePriority journal
dc.subject.emtreeProblem based learning
dc.subject.emtreeProblem identification
dc.subject.emtreePsychologic test
dc.subject.emtreeRheumatoid arthritis
dc.subject.emtreeSelf concept
dc.subject.emtreeSocial behavior
dc.subject.emtreeSocial status
dc.subject.emtreeSocial support
dc.subject.emtreeThinking
dc.subject.emtreeTurkey (republic)
dc.subject.meshAdaptation
dc.subject.meshPsychological
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshAnxiety disorders
dc.subject.meshArthritis, rheumatoid
dc.subject.meshAttitude to health
dc.subject.meshComorbidity
dc.subject.meshDepressive disorder
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshInterpersonal relations
dc.subject.meshLife change events
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle aged
dc.subject.meshPerception
dc.subject.meshSelf efficacy
dc.subject.meshSeverity of illness index
dc.subject.meshSex distribution
dc.subject.meshSocial support
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic factors
dc.subject.meshStress disorders, post-traumatic
dc.subject.meshTurkey
dc.subject.meshYoung adult
dc.subject.scopusPosttraumatic Growth (Psychology); Rumination; Childhood Cancer Survivor
dc.subject.wosPsychology, clinical
dc.titleVariables related to posttraumatic growth in Turkish rheumatoid arthritis patients
dc.typeArticle
dc.wos.quartileQ4
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.contributor.departmentFen Edebiyat Fakültesi/Psikoloji Bölümü
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