The impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in Iceland
Objectives The aim of our study was to identify individual factors that may predict which subset of prostate cancer patients is more likely to experience emotional distress. Design and methods Prostate cancer survivors identified through the Icelandic Cancer Registry ( N =184), completed questionnai...
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crwiley:10.1348/135910709x426148 2024-04-14T08:13:40+00:00 The impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in Iceland Agustsdottir, Sjofn Kristinsdottir, Aslaug Jonsdottir, Katrin Larusdottir, Solrun Osk Smari, Jakob Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis B. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/135910709x426148 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1348%2F135910709X426148 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor British Journal of Health Psychology volume 15, issue 1, page 51-61 ISSN 1359-107X 2044-8287 Applied Psychology General Medicine journal-article 2010 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1348/135910709x426148 2024-03-19T10:55:24Z Objectives The aim of our study was to identify individual factors that may predict which subset of prostate cancer patients is more likely to experience emotional distress. Design and methods Prostate cancer survivors identified through the Icelandic Cancer Registry ( N =184), completed questionnaires measuring emotional distress, dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints. Results A significant positive relationship was observed between perceived social constraints and distress (e.g. anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts), but only among prostate cancer survivors with higher levels of dispositional emotional expressivity. Conclusions The results of our study suggest that it might be important to assess individual differences as well as social environmental factors in the treatment of distress among prostate cancer survivors. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library British Journal of Health Psychology 15 1 51 61 |
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Objectives The aim of our study was to identify individual factors that may predict which subset of prostate cancer patients is more likely to experience emotional distress. Design and methods Prostate cancer survivors identified through the Icelandic Cancer Registry ( N =184), completed questionnaires measuring emotional distress, dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints. Results A significant positive relationship was observed between perceived social constraints and distress (e.g. anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts), but only among prostate cancer survivors with higher levels of dispositional emotional expressivity. Conclusions The results of our study suggest that it might be important to assess individual differences as well as social environmental factors in the treatment of distress among prostate cancer survivors. |
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The impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in Iceland |
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The impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in Iceland |
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The impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in Iceland |
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The impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in Iceland |
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The impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in Iceland |
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impact of dispositional emotional expressivity and social constraints on distress among prostate cancer patients in iceland |
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