Social Support Mediates the Relationship between Body Image Distress and Depressive Symptoms in Prostate Cancer Patients

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ID15479236
AutoresCristiano Scandurra (0000-0003-1790-3997, University of Naples Federico II, autor de correspondencia), Benedetta Muzii (0000-0003-0299-497X, University of Naples Federico II), Roberto La Rocca (0000-0001-6353-9407, University of Naples Federico II), Francesco Di Bello (0000-0002-8585-3701, University of Naples Federico II), Mario Bottone (University of Naples Federico II), Gianluigi Califano (University of Naples Federico II), Nicola Longo (0009-0009-3394-0596, University of Naples Federico II), Nelson Mauro Maldonato (0000-0002-6401-2305, University of Naples Federico II), Francesco Mangiapia (University of Naples Federico II)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número8
Páginas4825-4825
Fecha de publicación2022-04-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19084825
PMID35457692
OpenAlexW4224103793
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas64

Treatments for prostate cancer (PCa), the second most common cancer in men, may affect the body image (BI) of patients, increasing the risk of negative mental health outcomes. However, an enabling social support network may be a protective factor against the effects of BI distress on health. Therefore, the present study examined the mediating role of social support in the relationship between BI distress and depressive symptoms. Data were retrospectively collected from 197 PCa patients aged from 48 to 79 years ( M = 67.19; SD = 6.83). The statistical package for the social sciences with PROCESS Macro was used to assess the direct and mediating effects with bias-corrected bootstrapping (10,000 samples). Results showed that BI distress was positively associated with depressive symptoms and that social support partially mediated this relationship. Moreover, among the different sources of social support, only friend support significantly mediated the association between BI distress and depressive symptoms. This study sheds light on the crucial role of social support as a dimension that can promote health in PCa patients

Affect (linguistics · Anxiety · Cancer · Depressive symptoms · Distress · Mental health · Prostate cancer · Protective factor · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Social support · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Media Influence and Health · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine