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Data were collected using the personal information form, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Brief Resilience Scale, and the post\u2010traumatic growth inventory. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, and PROCESS Macro (Model 4) were used for data analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Significant positive correlations were found between social support and psychological resilience (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.759), social support and PTG (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.491), and psychological resilience and PTG (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.465) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Hierarchical regression analysis showed that social support was positively associated with PTG (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.462,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001), whereas the direct association between psychological resilience and PTG was not statistically significant (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.168,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.120). Bootstrapping analysis indicated a significant indirect association of psychological resilience in the relationship between social support and PTG (indirect effect = 0.220; 95% CI [0.007\u22120.466]).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Perceived social support, psychological resilience, and post\u2010traumatic growth were positively associated in patients with epilepsy. The findings suggest that psychological resilience may play a role in the observed association between social support and post\u2010traumatic growth. Given the cross\u2010sectional nature of the study, longitudinal research is needed to clarify the direction and temporal nature of these relationships.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/brb3.71721","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T05:32:08Z","timestamp":1790227928000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["An Investigation of the Relationship Between Social Support, Psychological Resilience, and Post\u2010Traumatic Growth in Patients With Epilepsy"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1752-5298","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ercan","family":"Bakir","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department Ad\u0131yaman University  Ad\u0131yaman Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0061-9490","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"G\u00fclcan","family":"Bah\u00e7ecio\u011flu Turan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department F\u0131rat University  Elaz\u0131\u011f Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2431-2346","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Z\u00fclf\u00fcnaz","family":"\u00d6zer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University  Istanbul Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]]},"reference":[{"issue":"9","key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","first-page":"1","article-title":"Social Anxiety, Social Support, and Quality of Life in Patients With Epilepsy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia","volume":"15","author":"Alkoblan F. 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