Proceedings of the Universitas Indonesia International Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2017)

Inside the Survivor's Mind: The Portrayal of the content of rumination of breast cancer survivors experiencing post-traumatic growth

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Putri Widyautami
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Putri Widyautami
Available Online July 2018.
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10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.2How to use a DOI?
Keywords
breast cancer survivor; post-traumatic growth; rumination
Abstract

The objective of this study is to describe the substance of the rumination of breast cancer survivors experiencing post-traumatic growth during the stages of pre-diagnosis, living with cancer, living through cancer and living beyond cancer. The research used a qualitative approach with a phenomenological approach. Participants selected to be interviewed was included based on the score of the short form of the post-traumatic growth inventory. Subjects were three breast cancer survivors who have experienced post-traumatic growth. The results showed that the content of the rumination of breast cancer survivors experiencing post-traumatic growth comprises ten main themes: death, family, work, finances, social interaction, health, appearance, cancer as a positive experience, religion/spirituality, and life. However, there are also a number of sub-themes for each of the ten themes, which are different for each subject and each phase. Practitioners and caregivers can use the results of this study to help patients deal with their ruminations and achieve post-traumatic growth.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Universitas Indonesia International Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2017)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
July 2018
ISBN
978-94-6252-541-2
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/uipsur-17.2018.2How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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