Changes in mothers' basic beliefs following a child's bone marrow transplantation: the role of prior trauma and negative life events.
This longitudinal study examined the relation between life stress and basic beliefs about self-worth and the benevolence and meaningfulness of the world among mothers of children undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). One hundred mothers completed study measures during the child's hospitalization for BMT and 1 year later. Prior trauma and recent negative events were associated with basic beliefs during hospitalization and also with changes in basic beliefs in the subsequent year, with distress mediating some of these relations. Findings also demonstrated relations between basic beliefs and physical and mental functioning. However, each basic belief exhibited different relations with study variables, suggesting the need to investigate them separately.
Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA. christine.rini@mssm.edu
Christine
C
Rini
Sharon
S
Manne
Katherine N
KN
DuHamel
Jane
J
Austin
Jamie
J
Ostroff
Farid
F
Boulad
Susan K
SK
Parsons
Richard
R
Martini
Sharon
S
Williams
Laura
L
Mee
Sandra
S
Sexson
William H
WH
Redd
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology