Chizobam Nweke, Caroline Salafia, Keith M Bellizzi, Crystal L Park, Candidus Nwakasi
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Abstract
This longitudinal study was a secondary analysis of data from 569 cancer survivors (Mage = 59.2, SD = 11.48), diagnosed with breast, colorectal and prostate cancer. The associations between three dimensions of illness perceptions-perceived consequences, perceived control and perceived timeline, measured at baseline (T1), and symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTSS) assessed at 6 months (T2) and 12 months (T3), were examined using multiple linear regressions. Higher perceived consequences at T1 were significantly associated with increases in PTSS at T2 and T3. Higher perceived control at T1 was also significantly associated with reductions in PTSS at T3 but not at T2. Perceived timeline at T1 was not associated with changes in PTSS at T2 or T3. The findings suggest that beliefs about consequences and control may play significant roles in both short- and long-term psychological adjustment among adult cancer survivors.
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ournal of Health Psychology is an international peer-reviewed journal that aims to support and help shape research in health psychology from around the world. It provides a platform for traditional empirical analyses as well as more qualitative and/or critically oriented approaches. It also addresses the social contexts in which psychological and health processes are embedded. Studies published in this journal are required to obtain ethical approval from an Institutional Review Board. Such approval must include informed, signed consent by all research participants. Any manuscript not containing an explicit statement concerning ethical approval and informed consent will not be considered.
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