Journal Club is a way for first semester research assistants to learn about current research in PTG and to practice presenting research findings. Aundreah presented “The Mediating Roles of Cancer-Related Rumination in the Relationship Between Dispositional Hope and Psychological Outcomes Among Childhood Cancer Survivors.” The article found that positive cancer-related rumination mediated the relationship between hope and Posttraumatic Growth while negative cancer-related rumination mediates the relationship between hope and mood symptoms. Aundreah plans to continue researching hope and Posttraumatic Growth independently in the lab.
To read more about the study, click the link below:
The Mediating Roles of Cancer-Related Rumination in the Relationship Between Dispositional Hope and Psychological Outcomes Among Childhood Cancer Survivors