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Loss of Resources as Mediators between Interpersonal Trauma and Traumatic and Depressive Symptoms among Women with Cancer

Evangelia Banou

University of Florida, USA, ebanou{at}phhp.ufl.edu

Stevan E. Hobfoll

Rush University Medical Center, USA

R. Douglas Trochelman

Summa Health System, USA

We hypothesized that loss of interpersonal, financial and work resources would mediate the relationship between physical and sexual abuse, cancer-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, noncancer-related PTSD symptoms and depressive mood among women with cancer. Participants were 64 women with heterogeneous cancers (64.1% breast cancer) seeking outpatient treatment. Structured interviews were conducted to assess for pre-cancer interpersonal trauma, recent loss of interpersonal, financial and work resources, cancer-related PTSD symptoms, noncancer-related PTSD symptoms and depressive mood. Only interpersonal loss mediated the relationship between earlier interpersonal trauma and current PTSD symptoms and depressive mood. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Key Words: cancer • resources • trauma • women

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 2, 200-214 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308100204
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