title: Profiles of Resilience and Growth in Youth With Cancer and Healthy Comparisons.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Inconsistent links between posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in youth following a stressful life event have been observed in previous literature. Latent profile analysis (LPA) provides a novel approach to examine the heterogeneity of relations between these constructs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were 435 youth (cancer group=253; healthy comparisons = 182) and one parent. Children completed measures of PTS, PTG, and a life-events checklist. Parents reported on their own PTS and PTG. LPA was conducted to identify distinct adjustment classes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  LPA revealed three profiles. The majority of youth (83%) fell into two resilient groups differing by levels of PTG. Several factors predicted youth's profile membership.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PTS and PTG appear to be relatively independent constructs, and their relation is dependent on contextual factors. The majority of youth appear to be resilient, and even those who experience significant distress were able to find benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tillery
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis.
authors.forename: Katianne M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Howard Sharp
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okado
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and.
authors.forename: Alanna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Long
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and sean.phipps@stjude.org.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phipps
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006803:Human Development / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010553:Personality Development; D055500:Resilience, Psychological / Q000145:classification*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: childhood cancer; growth; life events; posttraumatic stress; profiles; resilience