Posttraumatic Growth in Sample of Cancer Patients in the Yemeni Community ( Psychoanalytic Study)

Abstract

The current research aims to identify the level of post-traumatic growth in sample of caner patients in Al-Thawra general Hospital Oncology Department in Al-Hodeida Governorate, and to know whether there are statistically significant differences in posttraumatic growth, according to the gender variable(male-female),and also to know whether there are statistically significant differences in posttraumatic growth, according to the demographic variable(social status- age- educational level-duration of illness) the research sample consisted of (120) cancer patients (50) males (70)females, The sample was  selected by intentional random sampling from the hospitals inpatient department, and the posttraumatic growth Questionnaire, prepared by Tedeschi and Calhoun, was applied to them (1996) translated by Dr. Abdul Aziz Thabet, and the research results reached:-    

1- Using the statistical package (SPSS) it was shown that posttraumatic growth is high in cancer patients.

2- There are statistically significant differences in the level of posttraumatic growth according to the gender variable (in favor of females).

3- There are no statistically significant differences in the level of posttraumatic growth according to demographic variables (social status - age -educational level- duration of illness).

In light of the results, the researcher put forward several research proposals and recommendations.