Vol 14, No 1 (2017)
Research paper
Published online: 2017-03-01
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Posttraumatic growth among people with oncological disease — the role of personality and rumination
Psychiatria 2017;14(1):53-60.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Among determinants of positive posttraumatic changes the essential role play personality and cognitive activity, including event related ruminating. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between personality, ruminations and posttraumatic growth among the people, who have experienced cancer.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Results of 60 persons, aged 18–78 years (M = 50.4 SD = 17.74), who have had cancer in craniofacial were analysed. The majority of respondents (68.3%) were women. The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the NEO Five Factor Inventory and the Event Related Rumination Inventory were used in the study.
RESULTS: The results indicated the presence of posttraumatic positive changes in examined group. Conscientiousness is associated with the growth after trauma positively and neuroticism — negatively. Both types of ruminations, ie. intrusive and deliberate significantly correlated with posttraumatic growth. A special role in the occurrence of the positive changes should be attributed to deliberate ruminations, which proved to be predictors of overall outcome of posttraumatic growth, as well as positive changes in self-perception, relations with others and appreciating of life.
CONCLUSIONS: Ruminating of experienced event plays more important role in the occurrence of posttraumatic positive changes than personality.
Keywords: posttraumatic growthpersonalityruminationscancer
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