TY - JOUR
T1 - Loneliness and emotional support predict physical and psychological distress in latinas with breast cancer and their supportive partners
AU - Segrin, Chris
AU - Badger, Terry
AU - Pasvogel, Alice
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Segrin et al.; Licensee Bentham Open.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Following predictions from the stress process model, associations between loneliness, emotional support, physical health, and psychological distress were tested in 115 Latinas with breast cancer and their supportive partners. Results showed that loneliness and emotional support were predictive of psychological distress and physical symptoms. Additionally, emotional support minimized the association between physical symptoms and psychological distress. There were strong individual-level effects for loneliness and emotional support on physical health and psychological distress, and evidence that a partner’s loneliness also worsened psychological distress in the participants.
AB - Following predictions from the stress process model, associations between loneliness, emotional support, physical health, and psychological distress were tested in 115 Latinas with breast cancer and their supportive partners. Results showed that loneliness and emotional support were predictive of psychological distress and physical symptoms. Additionally, emotional support minimized the association between physical symptoms and psychological distress. There were strong individual-level effects for loneliness and emotional support on physical health and psychological distress, and evidence that a partner’s loneliness also worsened psychological distress in the participants.
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U2 - 10.2174/1874350101508010105
DO - 10.2174/1874350101508010105
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84935886957
SN - 1874-3501
VL - 8
SP - 105
EP - 112
JO - Open Psychology Journal
JF - Open Psychology Journal
IS - 1
ER -