Curvilinear prediction of posttraumatic growth on quality of life: a five-wave longitudinal investigation of breast cancer survivors.
Ashley Wei-Ting WangWen-Yau HsuCheng-Shyong ChangPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)
With multi-wave longitudinal data, this study demonstrated that the relationship between PTG and HRQoL is curvilinear, and this finding extends to PTG's prediction of subsequent HRQoL. The quadratic relationship has critical implications for clinical assessment and intervention. Details are discussed.