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ArticlePsycho-oncology2022

Posttraumatic growth and life course stress predict dyadic wellbeing among sexual and gender minority (SGM) and non-SGM couples facing cancer.

Sara G J Bybee, Kristin G Cloyes, Kathi Mooney, Katherine P Supiano, Brian R W Baucom, Lee Ellington

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Article in Psycho-oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cancer patient distress and health service use is linked with carer distress: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sara G J BybeeThe University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5878-6593
Kristin G CloyesThe University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Kathi MooneyThe University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3371-5646
Katherine P SupianoThe University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Brian R W BaucomThe University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Lee EllingtonThe University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
University of Utah · US

Funding

Utah Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR002538 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HESS, RACHEL, MAJERSIK, JENNIFER JUHL · 2018 to 2022
$26.0M
Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer, Caregiving and End-of-Life CareT32NR013456 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI ELLINGTON, LEE A, MOONEY, KATHLEEN H · 2013 to 2022
$3.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002538NINR NIH HHS T32 NR013456
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study examined: (1) Differences among sexual and gender minority (SGM) and non-SGM couples' life course stress, posttraumatic growth (PTG), individual, and dyadic wellbeing while facing cancer, (2) The predictive ability of PTG and life course stress on wellbeing for each dyad member, and (3) The predictive ability of dyad-level PTG and dyad-level life course stress on dyadic wellbeing.

methodsThirty SGM and 30 non-SGM dyads (N = 60) completed measures assessing demographics, life course stress, PTG, individual, and dyadic wellbeing. Regression and multilevel models tested predictive hypotheses.

resultsParticipants were 56.3 years old on average (SD = 13.6) and were together for 24.2 (SD = 14.9) years. SGM participants reported greater life course stress and higher scores on the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21) than non-SGM participants. A dyad members' higher PTG predicted their partners' higher DASS-21 score, dyad members' higher life course stress predicted their own higher DASS-21 score, and patients' higher life course stress predicted their partners' higher DASS-21 score. Greater dyadic PTG predicted greater dyadic wellbeing.

conclusionsSGM and non-SGM couples experience PTG equally despite SGM couples' greater life course stress and higher DASS-21 scores. Future research is needed to explore how PTG may affect individuals and couples differently.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsPosttraumatic Growth, PsychologicalSexual and Gender MinoritiesGender IdentityHumansLife Change EventsMiddle AgedSexual BehaviorcancercaregiversdyadicLGBTQ+oncologyposttraumatic growthpsycho-oncologysexual and gender minoritiesstress

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PMID36151881
PMCPMC10550009
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