Distress and body image disturbances in women with breast cancer in the immediate postsurgical period

The influence of attachment insecurity

Bibliographic Data

ID4226858
AuthorsNicolas Favez (0000-0003-1744-7602, University of Geneva), Sarah Cairo Notari (0000-0003-2623-2881, University of Geneva), Linda Charvoz (0000-0002-2339-5231, University of Geneva), Luca Notari (University of Geneva), Paolo Ghisletta (0000-0001-7731-2406, University of Geneva), Bénédicte Panes Ruedin (University of Lausanne), Jean-François Delaloye (University of Lausanne)
Year2016
Volume21
Issue12
Pages2994-3003
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105315589802
PMID26092841
OpenAlexW2340646151
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited35

The aim of this study was to assess, in the immediate postsurgical period, the influence of attachment avoidance and anxiety on distress and body image disturbances in women facing breast cancer. Seventy-five women participated in the study 3 weeks after surgery. Questionnaires were used to assess study variables. To predict distress and body image disturbances, we controlled for several variables known to influence adjustment to the stress of breast cancer. The results of hierarchical regression analyses show that attachment explains the outcomes above and beyond other influential variables. Insecurely attached women are especially vulnerable to the stress of the disease

Anxiety · Breast cancer · Cancer · Distress · Multilevel model · Psychiatry · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Cancer survivorship and care · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine

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