PMID- 27521649
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170901
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1879-1360 (Electronic)
IS  - 0022-3999 (Linking)
VI  - 88
DP  - 2016 Sep
TI  - Post-traumatic growth enhances social identification in liver transplant 
      patients: A longitudinal study.
PG  - 28-32
LID - S0022-3999(16)30345-2 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.07.004 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: The main aim of this paper is to investigate the prediction that 
      greater subjective identification with relevant groups and social categories 
      (i.e. 'family' and 'transplantees') can be an outcome of post-traumatic growth 
      (PTG). To date there are no studies that have explored these relationships. 
      METHODS: A longitudinal study was conducted with a group of 100 liver transplant 
      patients from the outpatient populations of the participating centre. Data were 
      collected by means of a self-report questionnaire, which was completed at two 
      different time points (T1 and T2) that were 24months apart. PTG was assessed 
      using the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, while both transplantee and family 
      identification were assessed using group identification scales. A path model was 
      tested, using a structural equation model (SEM) approach, to examine the 
      reciprocal effects among family identification, transplantee identification, and 
      PTG over time. RESULTS: As predicted, we found that greater PTG T1 predicted both 
      greater family identification T2 and marginally greater transplantee 
      identification T2. However, the two identification variables did not predict PTG 
      over time. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that family identification and 
      transplantee identification may be outcomes of the PTG process, confirming the 
      importance of adopting a thriving multidimensional model of adjustment to medical 
      illness, whereby people facing adverse life events, such as transplantation, may 
      flourish rather than deteriorate psychologically.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Scrignaro, Marta
AU  - Scrignaro M
AD  - Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
FAU - Sani, Fabio
AU  - Sani F
AD  - School of Psychology, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
FAU - Wakefield, Juliet Ruth Helen
AU  - Wakefield JR
AD  - Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, England, UK.
FAU - Bianchi, Elisabetta
AU  - Bianchi E
AD  - Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, 
      Italy. Electronic address: elisabetta.bianchi@istitutotumori.mi.it.
FAU - Magrin, Maria Elena
AU  - Magrin ME
AD  - Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy.
FAU - Gangeri, Laura
AU  - Gangeri L
AD  - Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, 
      Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160711
PL  - England
TA  - J Psychosom Res
JT  - Journal of psychosomatic research
JID - 0376333
SB  - IM
MH  - *Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Family Relations/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Liver Transplantation/*psychology
MH  - Longitudinal Studies
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Psychological Trauma/*psychology
MH  - Self Report
MH  - *Social Identification
MH  - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Cancer
OT  - Post-traumatic growth
OT  - Social identification
OT  - Social identity
OT  - Transplant
EDAT- 2016/08/16 06:00
MHDA- 2017/09/02 06:00
CRDT- 2016/08/14 06:00
PHST- 2016/01/26 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2016/07/06 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2016/07/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2016/08/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/08/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/09/02 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0022-3999(16)30345-2 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.07.004 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Psychosom Res. 2016 Sep;88:28-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.07.004. Epub 
      2016 Jul 11.