TY - JOUR
T1 - The mutual determination of self-efficacy to cope with cancer and cancer-related coping over time
T2 - a prospective study in women with breast cancer
AU - On Behalf of BOUNCE Consortium
AU - Karademas, E. C.
AU - Roziner, I.
AU - Mazzocco, K.
AU - Pat-Horenczyk, R.
AU - Sousa, B.
AU - Oliveira-Maia, A. J.
AU - Stamatakos, G.
AU - Cardoso, F.
AU - Frasquilho, D.
AU - Kolokotroni, E.
AU - Lemos, R.
AU - Marzorati, C.
AU - Mattson, J.
AU - Pettini, G.
AU - Spyropoulou, E.
AU - Poikonen-Saksela, P.
AU - Simos, P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal impact of self-efficacy to cope with cancer on the cancer-related coping reactions of breast cancer patients and vice versa. Design and main outcomes measures: Data from the BOUNCE Project (https://www.bounce-project.eu/) were used to address the hypotheses. Participants (N = 403) were enrolled in the study a few weeks after surgery or biopsy. Coping self-efficacy was assessed at baseline and six months later (M6). Cancer-related coping was assessed three (M3) and nine months (M9) after baseline. The analyses were performed using structural equation modeling with Mplus 8.6. Results: Baseline coping self-efficacy predicted all M3 coping reactions, while M6 coping self-efficacy also predicted changes in all but one M9 coping reaction. Moreover, one of the M3 coping reactions, that is, hopelessness/helplessness, predicted the changes in M6 coping self-efficacy. The relation between coping self-efficacy and one coping reaction (i.e. cognitive avoidance) was rather weak. Stability paths from M3 to M9 coping reactions were moderate to high. Conclusion: The relationship between self-efficacy to cope with cancer and cancer-related coping is complex. New theoretical models are needed to more accurately describe the diverse aspects of this association.
AB - Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal impact of self-efficacy to cope with cancer on the cancer-related coping reactions of breast cancer patients and vice versa. Design and main outcomes measures: Data from the BOUNCE Project (https://www.bounce-project.eu/) were used to address the hypotheses. Participants (N = 403) were enrolled in the study a few weeks after surgery or biopsy. Coping self-efficacy was assessed at baseline and six months later (M6). Cancer-related coping was assessed three (M3) and nine months (M9) after baseline. The analyses were performed using structural equation modeling with Mplus 8.6. Results: Baseline coping self-efficacy predicted all M3 coping reactions, while M6 coping self-efficacy also predicted changes in all but one M9 coping reaction. Moreover, one of the M3 coping reactions, that is, hopelessness/helplessness, predicted the changes in M6 coping self-efficacy. The relation between coping self-efficacy and one coping reaction (i.e. cognitive avoidance) was rather weak. Stability paths from M3 to M9 coping reactions were moderate to high. Conclusion: The relationship between self-efficacy to cope with cancer and cancer-related coping is complex. New theoretical models are needed to more accurately describe the diverse aspects of this association.
KW - BOUNCE
KW - Breast cancer
KW - adaptation to breast-cancer
KW - coping
KW - coping self-efficacy
KW - self-efficacy
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U2 - 10.1080/08870446.2022.2038157
DO - 10.1080/08870446.2022.2038157
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C2 - 35147473
AN - SCOPUS:85125303658
SN - 0887-0446
VL - 38
SP - 1635
EP - 1648
JO - Psychology and Health
JF - Psychology and Health
IS - 12
ER -
