The detrimental effects of ambivalence over emotional expression on well-being among Mainland Chinese breast cancer patients: Mediating role of perceived social support
| Autor: | William Tsai, Xiang lian Sun, Guo hua Lu, Hui dong Wang, Li juan Wang, Qian Lu, Lili Ji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Mediation (statistics) China Emotions Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Breast Neoplasms Anxiety 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Quality of life (healthcare) Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Emotional expression 030212 general & internal medicine business.industry Depression Communication Social Support Middle Aged medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Affect Mental Health Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Self-disclosure Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom business Psychosocial Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psycho-oncology. 28(5) |
| ISSN: | 1099-1611 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE Recent research has documented the harmful effects of ambivalence over emotional expression (AEE) on psychological well-being, but few studies to date have examined AEE among Mainland Chinese breast cancer patients, an ethnic group that prioritizes emotion restraint to preserve social harmony. The present study examined the relationship between AEE and well-being (viz, anxious and depressive symptoms and quality of life) and evaluated perceived social support as a potential mediator of this relationship in a sample of Mainland Chinese breast cancer patients. METHODS Three hundred twenty-seven Chinese breast cancer patients recruited from Weifang, China, completed a self-reported questionnaire containing the Ambivalence over Emotional Expression Questionnaire (AEQ), the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale (MOS-SSS), the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B). RESULTS Overall, Mainland Chinese breast cancer patients endorsed high levels of AEE. A series of mediation analyses revealed perceived social support served as a partial mediator of the relationship between AEE and well-being. Specifically, AEE was associated with lower perceived social support (βs = -.13, P |
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