Profiles of perceived social functioning in adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer.
Victoria W WillardRachel Tillery WebsterMallorie L GordonAlanna LongSean PhippsPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2020)
Overall, the majority of AYA survivors of childhood cancer are doing well socially, with perceived adequate social functioning associated with both high levels of social support as well as greater perceptions of positive affect. Future work is needed to elucidate longitudinal trajectories of social functioning, as well as to identify and intervene with those survivors who are struggling.