Resilience and Coping in Cancer Survivors: The Unique Effects of Optimism and Mastery

Gallagher, Matthew W.; Long, Laura J.; Richardson, Angela; D’Souza, Johann M.

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“…Therefore, our findings encourage theories that highlight the changes that this illness entails, such as transformations in the way to face traumatic situations (Deshields et al, 2016;Gallagher et al, 2019). The existence of a statistically significant positive correlation between breast cancer survivorship with resilience and mood repair pointed out that women who overcome with the disease are more strength by the illness and repair better their moods (Amirifard et al, 2017;Brandão et al, 2017;García Monzón and Navarro Machado, 2017).…”

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confidence: 71%

“…Nevertheless, recent research in the positive psychology approach has focused on psychological adaptation, suggesting that breast cancer survivors can cope and adjust to extremely unfavorable situations (Deshields et al, 2016). Although cancer diagnosis involves personal suffering, many breast cancer women can develop an ability to resist and accept life crisis, resulting in greater resilience and personal growth (García-Maroto Fernández et al, 2015;Stanton and Bower, 2015;Padilla-Ruiz et al, 2019;Ruiz-González et al, 2019), what in turn, decreasing the negative impact associated with the disease (Zayas et al, 2016;Gallagher et al, 2019). Resilience is a characteristic of the personality that moderates the negative effect of stress or adverse situations, thus promoting the adaptation process, involving emotional strength, courage and adaptability, among the characteristics are perseverance, having purposes in life, believe in oneself (Wagnild and Young, 1993).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Breast Cancer and Resilience: The Controversial Role of Perceived Emotional Intelligence

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Cancer is a chronic disease that causes the most deaths in the world, being a public health problem nowadays. Even though breast cancer affects the daily lives of patients, many women become resilient after the disease, decreasing the impact of the diagnosis. Based on a positive psychology approach, the concept of co-vitality arises understood as a set of socio-emotional competencies that enhance psychological adaptation. In this sense, emotional intelligence is one of the main protective factors associated with resilience. However, it is not always as beneficial as it seems, and can lead to collateral effects on psychological adjustment. Given this controversy, this study aims to find the specific processes through which the dimensions of Perceived Emotional Intelligence (PEI) (Emotional Attention, Emotional Clarity, and Mood Repair) can act as a risk or protective factor in the development of resilience. The total sample was 167 women (Age: M = 43.26; SD = 12.43), 46.7% were breast cancer survivors, and 53.3% were healthy controls. The selection of women with breast cancer carries out randomly, recruited through the Oncology Units. The sample completed measures of resilience and PEI, through Resilience Scale (Wagnild and Young, 1993) and TMMS-24 (Salovey et al., 1995). The results showed that breast cancer survivors showed higher age and greater levels of resilience and mood repair than healthy women. The mediation analysis revealed that breast cancer survival and PEI predicted 28% of the variance of resilience. The direct effects showed that emotional clarity and mood repair increased resilience levels. Although breast cancer did not predict resilience directly, it does through mood repair by an indirect process. Besides, the analysis showed that emotional attention played a role in vulnerability, decreasing mood repair, and resilience. These research support theories that point to a possible dark side of PEI, thus, a great level of emotional attention makes dark the positive effect of mood repair and personal growth if a clear perception of emotions does not complement it. These results provide empirical support concerning the need to work complementary each dimension of PEI to avoid unwanted effects on intrapersonal adjustment.

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“…Both subscales showed good reliability in the present sample (α = 0.89 and α = 0.85, respectively). This questionnaire has previously been used in research concerning cancer [ 43 ].…”

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Personality Profiles and Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Patients

Cerezo¹,

Blanca²,

Ferragut³

2020

IJERPH

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Dispositional personality characteristics may play a role in psychosocial adjustment to any disease, including cancer. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify personality profiles in breast cancer patients and to determine whether these profiles are associated with psychological adjustment or psychopathology. Methods: Participants were 109 women (mean age, 52.01) diagnosed with breast cancer. They completed the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III), the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Positive and Negative Affect Scales. Results: The analysis revealed two different personality profiles: (a) one group, comprising 38.23% of the sample, was characterized by paranoid, negativistic, and dependent personality traits and was considered as a “vulnerable group”; and (b) another group (61.77%) was characterized by compulsive, histrionic, and narcissistic personality traits and was considered as a “psychologically adjusted group”. The vulnerable group scored higher than the psychologically adjusted group on all clinical syndromes, with scores above 60 on the anxiety, somatoform, dysthymic, and bipolar scales (score on anxiety being above 75); in contrast, the psychologically adjusted group did not reach a base rate score of 60 on any of the clinical syndromes, showing no manifestations of psychopathology. Additionally, the vulnerable group scored lower than the psychologically adjusted group on optimism, life satisfaction, and positive affect, but higher on negative affect. Conclusions: The results suggest that personality traits could affect the psychological adjustment of breast cancer survivors. We discuss the implications of belonging to each group and highlight the importance of early identification of vulnerable women in order to facilitate clinical and psychological support.

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“…The message of cooking sayur lodeh to repel the plague also underlines the importance of keeping people calm, optimistic, and positive. Optimism and mastery are two cognitive characteristics that include optimistic aspirations for the future and are significant predictors of reduced anxiety and superior coping and physical health in many populations, including cancer survivors (Gallagher et al, 2019). Galagher et al (2019) investigated the particular consequences of these characteristics.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Sultan and the Soup: A Javanese Cultural Response to COVID-19

Rahiem

Rahim

2020

J Ethn Cult Stud

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During the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in Indonesia, a poster claimed to be a suggestion from the Sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono X (HB X), who is also the governor of the Yogyakarta Special Area (DIY), to cook and eat sayur lodeh (soup) together to help repel the plague, was circulated through WhatsApp (WA) and Social Media. The Office of Public Relations and Protocol of DIY later refuted this message. This study investigated what sayur lodeh is, what messages were contained in the poster, and how the Javanese perceived these messages within the COVID-19 context. This study used qualitative content analysis as the research method. The researchers made inferences on the meaning inside the message from HB X using cultural perspectives. The data reveals 1) Sayur lodeh is a traditional Javanese dish that includes various nutritious vegetables that are stewed in coconut milk; 2) the order to cook sayur lodeh indicates the Javanese people's high trust in the Sultan in difficult times, the hopeful and constructive attitude to the adversities, the family support, and community’s unity to resolve difficulties, and God's belief in moving forward; 3) the Javanese cooked sayur lodeh immediately, as most of them believe that it might help them escape misfortune; this assurance has been passed down from generation to generation. This study demonstrates how culture plays an important role in cultural communities, such as the Javanese, who respect and listen to cultural leaders more than other authorities. People could also obey orders against rationale or the rule of government as they have powerful cultural convictions. This study encourages the participation of cultural figures in emergency or health crisis measures, and any interventions should consider the cultural context of the population

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Resilience and Coping in Cancer Survivors: The Unique Effects of Optimism and Mastery

Cited by 47 publications

References 122 publications

Breast Cancer and Resilience: The Controversial Role of Perceived Emotional Intelligence

Breast Cancer and Resilience: The Controversial Role of Perceived Emotional Intelligence

Personality Profiles and Psychological Adjustment in Breast Cancer Patients

The Sultan and the Soup: A Javanese Cultural Response to COVID-19

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