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Objective: Theoretical models of post‐traumatic growth (PTG) have been derived in the general trauma literature to describe the post‐trauma experience that facilitates the perception of positive life changes. To develop a statistical model identifying factors that are associated with PTG, structural equation modelling (SEM) was used in the current study to assess the relationships between perception of diagnosis severity, rumination, social support, distress, and PTG.

Method: A statistical model of PTG was tested in a sample of participants diagnosed with a variety of cancers (N=313).

Results: An initial principal components analysis of the measure used to assess rumination revealed three components: intrusive rumination, deliberate rumination of benefits, and life purpose rumination. SEM results indicated that the model fit the data well and that 30% of the variance in PTG was explained by the variables. Trauma …