WHEN MOM OR DAD HAS CANCER - MARKERS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN CANCER-PATIENTS, SPOUSES, AND CHILDREN

被引:269
作者
COMPAS, BE [1 ]
WORSHAM, NL [1 ]
EPPINGJORDAN, JE [1 ]
GRANT, KE [1 ]
MIREAULT, G [1 ]
HOWELL, DC [1 ]
MALCARNE, VL [1 ]
机构
[1] SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV,DEPT PSYCHOL,SAN DIEGO,CA 92110
关键词
CANCER; STRESS; FAMILIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS;
D O I
10.1037/0278-6133.13.6.507
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study assessed anxiety/depression and stress response symptoms in adult cancer patients (n = 117), spouses (n = 76), and their children (n = 110, ages 6 to 30 years old) near the patients' diagnoses to identify family members at risk for psychological maladjustment. Patients' and family members' distress was related to appraisals of the seriousness and stressfulness of the cancer but not related to objective characteristics of the disease. Patients and spouses did not differ in anxiety/depression or in stress-response symptoms. Both stress-response and anxiety/depression symptoms differed in children as a function of age, sex of child, and sex of patient. Adolescent girls whose mothers had cancer were the most significantly distressed. Implications for understanding the impact of cancer on the family are highlighted.
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页码:507 / 515
页数:9
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