Social-cognitive processes as moderators of a couple-focused group intervention for women with early stage breast cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Manne, S.; Ostroff, J. S.; Winkel, G. |
| Article Title: | Social-cognitive processes as moderators of a couple-focused group intervention for women with early stage breast cancer |
| Abstract: | Objective: The purpose was to examine whether social-cognitive variables would moderate the efficacy of a couple-focused group intervention (CG) for women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Design: Participants (N = 238) were randomly assigned to 6 sessions of a couple-focused group versus usual care. Intent to treat growth curve modeling analyses indicated that emotional expression and emotional processing moderated CG effects on depression. Main Outcome Measures: The primary outcome measures for this study were psychological distress and psychological well-being. Results: Treatment attrition analyses separating out participants assigned to but not attending CG indicated that emotional expression, emotional processing, and protective buffering moderated the effects of CG among those who attended CG with the most consistent effects noted for emotional processing on indicators of distress and well-being. Conclusion: The CG intervention may be more effective for patients who begin the group experience using emotional approach coping strategies to deal with cancer. © 2007 American Psychological Association. |
| Keywords: | adult; controlled study; major clinical study; clinical trial; outcome assessment; controlled clinical trial; breast cancer; randomized controlled trial; psychology; breast neoplasms; intervention study; patient care; social support; adaptation, psychological; depression; early cancer; cognition; distress syndrome; emotion; coping behavior; anxiety; randomization; social aspect; psychological well being; statistical model; emotions; psychotherapy, group; stress, psychological; wellbeing; support group; spouses; psychological intervention; emotional expression; couples; emotional processing; couples therapy |
| Journal Title: | Health Psychology |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 0278-6133 |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Date Published: | 2007-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 735 |
| End Page: | 744 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1037/0278-6133.26.6.735 |
| PUBMED: | 18020846 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 12" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: HEPSE" - "Source: Scopus" |
