@article{9c7401bbce2740feaf1cc6523f89af02,
title = "Changes in Mothers' basic beliefs following a child's bone marrow transplantation: The role of prior trauma and negative life events",
abstract = "This longitudinal study examined the relation between life stress and basic beliefs about self-worth and the benevolence and meaningfulness of the world among mothers of children undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). One hundred mothers completed study measures during the child's hospitalization for BMT and 1 year later. Prior trauma and recent negative events were associated with basic beliefs during hospitalization and also with changes in basic beliefs in the subsequent year, with distress mediating some of these relations. Findings also demonstrated relations between basic beliefs and physical and mental functioning. However, each basic belief exhibited different relations with study variables, suggesting the need to investigate them separately.",
keywords = "adaptation, life events, mothers, severe stress, trauma, world assumptions",
author = "Christine Rini and Sharon Manne and Duhamel, {Katherine N.} and Jane Austin and Jamie Ostroff and Farid Boulad and Parsons, {Susan K.} and Richard Martini and Sharon Williams and Laura Mee and Sandra Sexson and Redd, {William H.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by grant MH 57738 awarded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Mental Health. We thank Nina Babat, Jean Grieff, Alyssa Lowther, Chris Martinez, Anne McDevitt, Erin Olivo, Dorothy Parks, Jennifer Soriano, Dana Spencer, Angelica Ware, and Lisa Wu for their assistance in the collection and management of study data and Gary Winkel for statistical advice. We appreciate the assistance of the oncologists on the pediatric transplant services, including Michael Amylon and Morris Kletzel. We also thank the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on an earlier version of this paper. Finally, we sincerely thank the women who participated in the study for sharing their experiences with us.",
year = "2004",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1023/B:JOTS.0000038481.17167.0d",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "17",
pages = "325--333",
journal = "Journal of Traumatic Stress",
issn = "0894-9867",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",
number = "4",
}
