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Adaptive style in children with cancer: implications for a positive psychology approach
Authors:Phipps Sean
Affiliation:Division of Behavioral Medicine, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. sean.phipps@stjude.org
Abstract:OBJECTIVE: To describe the adaptive style paradigm as a heuristic model for understanding the very positive psychosocial adjustment that has been observed in children with cancer, and to integrate findings regarding repressive adaptive style into a broader positive psychology framework. METHOD: A selective review of the literature on adaptive style, and its' relevance to outcomes of depressive symptoms, posttraumatic stress symptoms, somatic distress, and health-related quality of life in children with cancer. RESULTS: Studies have found children with cancer report low levels of psychological distress. Adaptive style is a much stronger predictor of psychosocial outcomes than is health history. CONCLUSION: Children with cancer represent a flourishing population. A repressive adaptive style is one pathway to resilience in this population. Additional constructs from the domain of positive psychology are reviewed, and a positive psychology model is suggested as a framework for guiding future research in this area.
Keywords:adaptive style   benefit finding   childhood cancer   optimism   positive psychology   repression   resilience.
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