The development of positive psychology intervention program for breast cancer patients

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530914
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Tohoku Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: HORIKE Hiroko 東北学院大学, 教養学部, 教授 (90209297)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 健康心理学 / ポジティヴ心理学的介入 / 乳がん患者 / sense of coherence / well-being

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to develop the positive psychology intervention program for breast cancer patients, and to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of the program for their mental health. After surgery, each patient who participated in the program chose one happiness activity to practice, such as “Acts of kindness” or “Counting blessings”, and was requested to continue it for either four or six weeks. The evaluation a year after the surgery suggested that the mental health of the patients who participated in the program were kept better than patients who did not.

Free Research Field

社会科学・心理学・臨床心理学・健康心理学