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Mutrie, N., Campbell, A., Barry, S., Hefferon, K., McConnachie, A., McLoed, J., Ritchie, D., & Tovey, S. (2012). Five year follow up of breast cancer survivors who had participated in an exercise intervention during adjuvant treatment. Are there a lasting effects? Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 6, 420-430. doi:10.1007/s11764-012-0233-y
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TITLE:
Bringing Back the Body into Positive Psychology: The Theory of Corporeal Posttraumatic Growth in Breast Cancer Survivorship
AUTHORS:
Kate Hefferon
KEYWORDS:
Positive Psychology; Corporeal Posttraumatic Growth; Breast Cancer; Physical Activity; Embodiment
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.3 No.12A,
December
31,
2012
ABSTRACT:
Objective: Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is the phenomenon of surpassing levels of functioning than which existed before a traumatic event occurred. The objective of this study was to assess how the body may have had an influence on the facilitation, and as an outcome, of PTG. Methods: 83 female breast cancer survivors, 5 years post cancer diagnosis, were interviewed on their long-term experience of physical activity engagement. Inductive thematic analysis was used in order to ascertain whether or not there were any serendipitous expressions of posttraumatic growth. Results: 24% (n = 20) of the study mentioned experiencing some form of PTG, including both generic and corporeal specific domains. Of those that reported PTG, 70% were from the original physical activity intervention group indicating potential links between activity participation during cancer treatment and long term PTG. Discussion: The results support the theoretical viewpoint that recovery from physical illness may have a unique PTG journey in comparison to more cognitive/external sources of trauma. Conclusions: This is the first study to qualitatively collect longitudinal data from a large and unique sample on the experience of PTG following breast cancer survivorship. Furthermore, the author has coined this new addition of a more embodied experience of PTG, the theory of ‘Corporeal Posttraumatic Growth’ and presents suggestions for future research.
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