The unexpected impact of expressive writing on posttraumatic stress and growth in Chinese American breast cancer survivors
The unexpected impact of expressive writing on posttraumatic stress and growth in Chinese American breast cancer survivors
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DOI：
10.1002/jclp.22636
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发表时间：
2018-10-01
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3
通讯作者：
Lu, Qian
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作者：
Gallagher, Matthew W.;Long, Laura J.;Lu, Qian
本研究探讨表达性写作的影响，减少创伤后应激障碍症状（PTSS）和促进创伤后成长（PTG）在美国华人乳腺癌survivor.MethodResults96名妇女谁已经完成了乳腺癌的初级治疗被随机分配到一个癌症的经验事实的条件下，情绪披露的条件，或自我调节的条件，并写在三个场合超过3周。参与者在基线和最后一次写作后的1个月、3个月和6个月完成了结果评估。令人惊讶的是，结果表明，从基线到6个月的随访，PTSS（ESsg= 0.16）通常略有增加，PTG（ESsg=-0.16）略有下降。效应大小比较和潜在增长曲线模型也表明，癌症的事实条件通常与PTSS和PTG.ConclusionsThese结果的上级结果说话的重要性，检查干预措施是否同样有效，在不同的文化。
ObjectiveThe present study examined the impact of expressive writing on reducing posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSS) and facilitating posttraumatic growth (PTG) in Chinese American breast cancer survivors.MethodResultsNinety-six women who had completed primary treatments for breast cancer were randomly assigned to a cancer experience facts condition, an emotional disclosure condition, or a self-regulation condition and wrote on three occasions over 3 weeks. Participants completed outcome assessments at baseline and 1, 3, and 6 months after the last writing session.Surprisingly, results indicated that there was generally a small increase in PTSS (ESsg=.16) and a small decrease in PTG (ESsg=-.16) from baseline to the 6-month follow-up. Effect size comparisons and latent growth curve models also indicated that the cancer facts condition was generally associated with superior outcomes for both PTSS and PTG.ConclusionsThese findings speak to the importance of examining whether interventions are equally efficacious in different cultures.