Little is known about contributors to the psychosocial impact of uveal melanoma, a rare cancer. Predictors and outcomes of benefit finding, a potentially favorable outcome, were investigated. Adults (n = 107) completed assessments prior to diagnosis of uveal melanoma and one week, three months and 12 months after diagnosis. Path analyses with the full information maximum likelihood estimation method were conducted. Objective disease impact on vision did not predict benefit finding (p > .05). Approach-oriented coping prior to diagnosis and one week later significantly predicted greater benefit finding 12 months later (p < .01). Avoidance-oriented coping at three months moderated the concurrent relationship of benefit finding and positive affect at 12 months (p < .001). This first study of predictors of benefit finding in uveal melanoma patients suggests that greater approach-oriented coping prospectively predicts higher benefit finding. Further, avoidance may condition the association of benefit finding with psychosocial outcomes.

关于葡萄膜黑色素瘤（一种罕见的癌症）对社会心理影响的贡献知之甚少。研究了发现利益的预测因素和结果，这是一种潜在的有利结果。成人（n = 107）在葡萄膜黑色素瘤诊断之前以及诊断后1周，3个月和12个月完成评估。使用全信息最大似然估计方法进行路径分析。客观疾病对视力的影响不能预测获益（p  > .05）。在诊断之前和一周后的以方法为导向的应对措施显着预测了在12个月后发现更大的获益（p  <.01）。在三个月时以回避为导向的应对措施缓解了12个月时发现收益和积极影响的并发关系（p <.001）。葡萄膜黑色素瘤患者受益发现预测因素的第一项研究表明，以方法为导向的应对方式可以预测更高的受益发现。此外，回避可能会限制受益发现与社会心理结果的关联。