Adult self-image and well-being after testicular cancer: The role of agency and meaning
| Autor: | Michael A. Hoyt, Sean J. Ryan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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050109 social psychology Personal Satisfaction 0302 clinical medicine Cancer Survivors Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Agency (sociology) Psychology Young adult Applied Psychology media_common 05 social sciences General Medicine humanities Clinical Psychology Mental Health 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Clinical psychology Adult Employment job problems Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Self-concept Emotional Adjustment Basic Behavioral and Social Science Article adult self-image 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Quality of life (healthcare) Rare Diseases Testicular Neoplasms Behavioral and Social Science medicine Humans cancer 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Testicular cancer Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer General Chemistry medicine.disease Self-image Self Concept Well-being Quality of Life survivorship Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Zdroj: | Psychology & health, vol 33, iss 8 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveCancer during young adulthood can limit the extent to which one adopts an adult self-image. However, the relationship of adult self-image to cancer-related adjustment remains unexplored. The current study examines relationships of adult self-image and social/emotional well-being and job-related problems in young testicular cancer survivors. Factors thought to facilitate future-oriented goals (i.e. agency and meaning) are examined as intermediary processes.DesignTesticular cancer survivors (N=171) between the ages of 18 and 29 completed questionnaire measures of adult self-image, agency, sense of meaning and indicators of adjustment.Main outcome measuresSocial and emotional well-being were measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General. Job problems were assessed using the EORTC's testicular cancer supplement (EORTC QLQ-TC26).ResultsPath model results revealed direct associations of survivors' adult self-image with social (β = .20, p < .05), but not emotional well-being (β = .14, p < .01). Both agency and meaning mediated the relationship of adult self-image and well-being indicators. Finally, the relationship between adult self-image and job problems was only significant for those who were employed or in school (β = -.19, p < .05).OutcomesAssessment of adult self-image might be useful in identifying risk for poor adjustment. Interventions that target agency and meaning might facilitate developmental goals. |
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