@ARTICLE{Salehi, author = {Salehi, Raheme and Dehshiri, Gholamreza and }, title = {Post-traumatic growth in cancer patients: the role of psychological well-being, spiritual well-being, subjective well-being, and hope}, volume = {12}, number = {2}, abstract ={The role of post-traumatic growth has been approved in cancer patients, which can have a positive psychological effect in cancer patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between post-traumatic growth with spiritual well-being, subjective well-being, psychological well-being, and hope in cancer patients. Methods: The sample of this research consisted of 225 patients with cancer who were selected by convenience sampling method. The assessment tools have been including the silver lining questionnaire, spiritual well-being scale, well-being index WHO-5 Satisfaction with Life Scale and positive affect and negative affect schedule and hope scale. The results showed that post-traumatic growth has a positive and significant relationship with the variables of psychological well-being, spiritual well-being, subjective well-being and hope. The variables of psychological well-being and existential well-being and the pathway component of hope have a significant role in predicting post-traumatic growth. In general, the results of this study indicate the importance of the post-traumatic growth dimensions in improving the mental status of cancer patients. }, URL = {http://rph.khu.ac.ir/article-1-3158-en.html}, eprint = {http://rph.khu.ac.ir/article-1-3158-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal title}, doi = {10.52547/rph.12.2.1}, year = {2018} }