摘要：background This study assessed the relation between social support dimensions and post-traumatic growth (PTG) among a sample of gastrointestinal cancer patients.Particular focus was placed on the mediating role of resources based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory and its effect on the previously mentioned association.participants and procedure A total of 190 patients comprising 87 females and 103 males with a clinical diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer were recruited to participate in this study.This was a crosssectional study,with social support evaluated by the Ber_lin Social Support Scales (BSSS).The participants’ levels of subjectively possessed resources were assessed by the Conservation of Resources Evaluation (COR-E) question?naire.Posttraumatic growth was evaluated by the Post?Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI).results No direct relation was found between social support and PTG among participants.However,a mediating role of subjectively possessed resources was detected through the COR theory on the aforementioned relationship,i.e.the link between social support and PTG.More specifi?cally,the level of economic and political resources was a mediator in the relation.conclusions These results contribute to extant literature on the psycho_logical aspects of gastrointestinal cancer.Evidently,social support may be related to positive outcomes among gas?trointestinal cancer patients in the form of PTG.
关键词：gastrointestinal cancer;social support;conservation of resources (COR) theory;post-traumatic growth
