Fatalism and Psychological Distress Among Chinese American Breast Cancer Survivors: Mediating Role of Perceived Self-control and Fear of Cancer Recurrence.
William TsaiJudy Huei-Yu WangPublished in: International journal of behavioral medicine (2022)
Our findings suggest that Chinese American breast cancer survivors' fatalistic beliefs may exacerbate fear of cancer recurrence, and, in turn, depressive and anxiety symptoms. Fear of recurrence was more salient than perceived control in their associations with psychological distress among Chinese American cancer survivors. Future intervention research may adopt cognitive approaches to alter Chinese survivors' fatalistic views of health outcomes to reduce their psychological distress.
Keyphrases
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- papillary thyroid
- depressive symptoms
- social support
- young adults
- free survival
- physical activity
- squamous cell
- randomized controlled trial
- childhood cancer
- mental health
- prefrontal cortex
- bipolar disorder
- squamous cell carcinoma
- lymph node metastasis
- sensitive detection
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