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Optimizing the utility of the ARC Framework.

Rebecca A Ferrer
Published in: Journal of health psychology (2018)
This commentary concerns the Affect Regulation in Cancer Framework, which synthesizes theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence on emotion regulation and coping to posit that flexible use of a suite of strategies can result in optimal Affect Regulation in Cancer. The framework raises a number of questions that should be answered for it to reach its full potential. Here, I extend this framework by suggesting (1) outcomes to define adaptive regulation; (2) examples of research questions and hypotheses; (3) intervention development research; and (4) additional cancer contexts to which the framework should be applied.
Keyphrases
  • papillary thyroid
  • squamous cell
  • randomized controlled trial
  • depressive symptoms
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • metabolic syndrome
  • childhood cancer