Full Title:Meaning-Based Coping, Chronic Conditions and Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer & Caregiving Short Title: Meaning-Based Coping, Chronic Conditions and Quality of Life Katrina R. Ellis, PhD, MPH, MSW 1 Mary R. Janevic, PhD 2 Trace Kershaw, PhD 3 Cleopatra H. Caldwell, PhD 2 Nancy K. Janz, PhD 2 Laurel Northouse PhD, RN, FAAN 4 1 School of Public Health, University of North Carolina 2 School of Public Health, University of Michigan 3 Yale School of Public Health 4 School of Nursing, University of Michigan Corresponding Author: Katrina R. Ellis University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health 302C Rosenau Hall, CB 7440 Chapel Hill, NC 27559 Phone: (919) 966-3762 Fax: (919) 966-2921 katrina.ellis@unc.edu Acknowledgements: The preparation of this manuscript by the first author was supported by Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan, and the Cancer Health Disparities Training Program (2T32CA128582-06) and Center for Health Equity Research at the University of North Carolina. Data come from a study funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute (RO1CA107383, L. Northouse). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This is the author manuscript accepted for publication and has undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/pon.4146