Table 1.
Posttraumatic growth according to sample characteristics: M (DS)
| Number | Percentage | Mean (standard deviation) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 125 | 23.1 | 40.19 (25.56) |
| Female | 415 | 76.9 | 41.77 (25.10) |
| p = 0.466 | |||
| Age (years) | |||
| 25–39 | 39 | 7.3 | 48.15 (25.98) |
| 40–49 | 89 | 16.6 | 52.33 (25.12) |
| 50–59 | 170 | 31.7 | 43.04 (24.52) |
| 60–69 | 169 | 31.5 | 37.67 (24.67) |
| 70+ | 70 | 13.0 | 30.03 (20.79) |
| p < 0.001 | |||
| Education | |||
| Compulsory (<9 years) | 287 | 59.5 | 39.76 (25.39) |
| Post-compulsory (9+ years) | 195 | 40.5 | 46.22 (24.54) |
| p = 0.006 | |||
| Occupational status | |||
| Employed | 160 | 29.8 | 48.13 (25.50) |
| Unemployed | 377 | 70.2 | 38.35 (24.39) |
| p < 0.001 | |||
| Marital status | |||
| Partnered | 415 | 77.0 | 41.12 (25.01) |
| Non-partnered | 124 | 23.0 | 42.41 (25.96) |
| p = 0.689 | |||
| Cancer diagnosis | |||
| Breast | 307 | 56.9 | 38.98 (24.67) |
| Colon-rectum | 48 | 8.9 | 40.71 (25.03) |
| Lymphoma | 114 | 21.1 | 49.75 (25.20) |
| Urogenital | 37 | 6.9 | 38.76 (25.87) |
| Other | 34 | 6.2 | 39.12 (24.89) |
| p = 0.003 | |||
| Survivorship length (years) | |||
| <10 | 268 | 49.6 | 38.95 (23.96) |
| 10+ | 272 | 50.4 | 43.82 (26.17) |
| p = 0.042 | |||
| Presence of other health issues | |||
| Yes | 419 | 89.0 | 39.92 (25.20) |
| No | 52 | 11.0 | 49.02 (26.10) |
| p = 0.014 | |||
| Total | 540 | 100.0 | 41.40 (25.19) |
Sums may not add up to total because of missing values