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A Systematic Review of Benefit-Finding and Growth in Pediatric Medical Populations

Tessa K Kritikos1, Colleen Stiles-Shields2, Adrien M Winning1

  • 1Psychology Department, Loyola University Chicago.

Journal of Pediatric Psychology
|August 12, 2021
PubMed

Insights

Benefit-finding and growth (BFG) is common in youth with medical conditions and their parents. This review synthesizes methods, correlates, and interventions for assessing and enhancing BFG in pediatric populations.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Pediatrics
  • Rehabilitation

Background:

  • Benefit-finding and growth (BFG) is a positive psychological construct.
  • Youth with medical illnesses and disabilities, and their parents, may experience BFG.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize the literature on BFG in youth with medical conditions and their parents.
  • To summarize assessment methods, associated factors, interventions, and literature quality.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic narrative synthesis of 110 articles.
  • Searches across major databases (PubMed, Scopus, PsycInfo, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library).
  • Adherence to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Main Results:

  • BFG capabilities are present across diverse pediatric health conditions and disabilities.
  • Identified correlates of BFG in youth and parents, including personal/environmental resources and coping.
  • Discussed interventions aimed at enhancing BFG and provided a quality assessment of the literature.

Conclusions:

  • Recommendations for assessing and studying BFG in pediatric populations are provided.
  • Highlights the need to diversify and extend current literature on BFG in youth with medical conditions.
Abstract

Keywords:
chronic illnessparentsposttraumatic stress and traumaresiliencesystematic review

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