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- Title
On the positive relation between received social support and negative affect: a test of the triage and self-esteem threat models in women with breast cancer.
- Authors
Lepore, Stephen J.; Glaser, Debra B.; Roberts, Katherine J.
- Abstract
Objective: There is a seemingly paradoxical positive relation between received social support and psychological distress in cancer patients. This study evaluates two models that explain this positive relation: (a) the triage model, which argues that more distressed people receive more support and (b) the self-esteem threat model, which argues that receiving support increases distress by undermining self-esteem. Methods: Longitudinal survey data were collected from 71 women treated for breast cancer at 3- (T1) and 18-months (T2) post-diagnosis Results: Analyses did not disconfirm either model. Consistent with the triage model, there was a marginally significant (p=0.052) positive relation between T1 negative affect and T2 received support, controlling for T1-received support. Consistent with the self-esteem threat model, a significant positive relation between T1 received support and T2 negative affect, controlling for T1 negative affect, appeared to be mediated by T2 self-esteem. Conclusions: These findings suggest that people with cancer who are most distressed may receive the most social support, but the conveyance of support can have negative consequences for self-esteem and affect. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
SOCIAL support; CANCER patients; CANCER in women; BREAST cancer; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
- Publication
Psycho-Oncology, 2008, Vol 17, Issue 12, p1210
- ISSN
1057-9249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pon.1347