SynthesisJournal of behavioral medicine2015
A meta-analysis of the relationship between social constraints and distress in cancer patients.
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- A Systematic Literature Review and Head-to-Head Comparison of Social Support and Social Constraint in Relation to the Psychological Functioning of Cancer Survivors.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Validation of the Chinese Social Constraints Scale Among Malaysian Chinese Postpartum Mothers.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2026Article
- Social support, social constraint, and psychological adjustment in patients with colorectal cancer.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Childhood cancer and parental mental health: role of disease severity, socioeconomic status, and social dynamics.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Couple communication in cancer: A tale of two conceptual models.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2024Article
- Relationship Functioning and Gut Microbiota Composition among Older Adult Couples.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Social constraints and cancer-related quality of life in single and partnered young adult testicular cancer survivors: a contextual approach.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2022Article
- "Empathy without sympathy": An analysis of support-related preferences among young adult cancer survivors.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2022Article
- The association between psychological functioning and social support and social constraint after cancer diagnosis: a 30-day daily diary study.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Inhibited Disclosure: Testing the Social-Cognitive Processing Model in Couples Coping With Breast Cancer.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Article
- Couple Communication in Cancer: Protocol for a Multi-Method Examination.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Contagious Health Risk and Precautionary Social Distancing.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Perceived relatedness, death acceptance, and demoralization in patients with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Observational
- Emotional adjustment among parents of adolescents and young adults with cancer: the influence of social constraints on cognitive processing and fear of recurrence.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Body changes after cancer: female cancer patients' perceived social support and their perspective on care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Article
- The Role of Optimism, Social Constraints, Coping, and Cognitive Processing in Psychosocial Adjustment Among Breast Cancer Survivors.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2018Article
- Social constraints and fear of recurrence in couples coping with early stage breast cancer.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2018Article
- Demographic, clinical, dispositional, and social-environmental characteristics associated with psychological response to a false positive ovarian cancer screening test: a longitudinal study.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- FORECAST - A cloud-based personalized intelligent virtual coaching platform for the well-being of cancer patients.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2018Review
- Social Factors Linking Stigma-Related Stress with Alcohol Use among Lesbians.The Journal of social issues · 2017Article
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Abstract
Social constraints on cancer-related disclosure have been associated with increased distress among cancer patients. The goals of this meta-analysis were: (1) to quantify the average strength of the relationships between social constraints and general and cancer-specific distress in cancer patients; and (2) to examine potential moderators of these relationships. A literature search was conducted using electronic databases, and 30 studies met inclusion criteria. Moderate, significant relationships were found between social constraints and both general distress (r = 0.37, 95 % CI 0.31-0.43) and cancer-specific distress (r = 0.37, 95 % CI 0.31-0.44). The relationship between social constraints and cancer-specific distress was stronger for studies of patients who, on average, had been diagnosed more recently. Relationships between social constraints and both general and cancer-specific distress did not vary by age or gender. Findings suggest that social constraints may be important to target in interventions to reduce distress in cancer patients, especially those who have been recently diagnosed.
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