Effects of Benefit Finding, Social Support and Caregiving on Youth Adjustment in a Parental Illness Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 2491-2506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Ian Pakenham ◽  
Stephen Cox
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Benefit Finding ◽  
Parental Illness ◽  
Youth Adjustment

scholarly journals Acceptance, social support, benefit-finding, and depression in women with gynecological cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 2991-3002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon L. Manne ◽  
Deborah A. Kashy ◽  
Shannon Virtue ◽  
Kevin R. Criswell ◽  
David W. Kissane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gynecological Cancer ◽  
Benefit Finding

scholarly journals Social support mediates the association between benefit finding and quality of life in caregivers

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1126-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Brand ◽  
Lorna Barry ◽  
Stephen Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Benefit Finding

Benefit Finding in Cardiac Patients: Relationships with Emotional Well-Being and Resources after Controlling for Physical Functional Impairment

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Sanjuán ◽  
Cristina García-Zamora ◽  
M. Ángeles Ruiz ◽  
Beatriz Rueda ◽  
Henar Arranz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Benefit Finding ◽  
Cardiac Patients ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Adverse Life Event

AbstractBenefit finding (BF) is defined as the individual’s perception of positive change as a result of coping with an adverse life event. The beneficial effects of BF on well-being could be because BF favors the improvement of resources like self-efficacy, social support and effective coping. The main objective of this longitudinal 8 week study was to explore, in a sample of cardiac patients (n = 51), the combined contribution of BF and these resources to the positive affect. Moreover, we wanted to check whether these resources were derived from BF or, on the contrary, these resources were antecedents of BF. Results showed that after controlling for functional capacity, only effective coping could predict the positive affect at Time 1 (β = .32, p < .05), while the BF predicted it at Time 2 (β = .23, p < .001). Only social support predicted BF (β = .26, p < .05), but not the opposite. We discussed the desirability of promoting these processes to improve the emotional state of cardiac patients.

scholarly journals Psychosocial correlates of benefit finding in breast cancer survivors in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 1731-1742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuang-Yi Wen ◽  
Xiang S Ma ◽  
Carolyn Fang ◽  
Yuan Song ◽  
Yin Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Active Coping ◽  
Benefit Finding ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Prior Work ◽  
Psychosocial Correlates

Breast cancer is number one in incidence and sixth in mortality among all cancers of women in China. Prior work identified positive consequences following diagnosis and treatment, including benefit finding among breast cancer survivors from Western countries. This study evaluated psychosocial correlates of benefit finding in breast cancer survivors in China. A total of 148 participants completed measures of coping, perceived stress, depressive symptoms, social support, and benefit finding. Results indicated that benefit finding was positively related to active coping and negatively related to depression. Future research may evaluate whether interventions to enhance active coping will improve outcomes among Chinese breast cancer survivors.

scholarly journals Benefit finding and well-being in older adults: The utility of the General Benefit Finding Scale.

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Cassidy ◽  
Ingrid Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Benefit Finding ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
General Benefit ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being

 The research aim was to test the General Benefit Finding Scale (GBFS) in a cross-sectional survey of adults aged 55 years and older and to assess to what extent it relates to mental well-being, perceived social support, health and personality. Participants (n=341) completed a questionnaire which included demographic questions, the GBFS, and measures of mental well-being, perceived social support, activity levels, and personality. Benefit finding was higher in older adults and correlated positively with mental well-being and perceived support. The impact of the psychosocial factors investigated on benefit finding levels was small (9.2%) with mental well-being, sex and agreeableness being significant predictors. The study provides additional support for the use of the GBFS and suggests that perceived social support, particularly from friends, is especially important for older adults.

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