ArticleJournal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)2015
Holding back, intimacy, and psychological and relationship outcomes among couples coping with prostate cancer.
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- Impact of Cancer on Romantic Relationships Among Young Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2019Pooled it
- Couple-focused interventions for men with localized prostate cancer and their spouses: A randomized clinical trial.British journal of health psychology · 2019Trial
- A randomized pilot trial of a videoconference couples communication intervention for advanced GI cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2017Trial
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Abstract
The present study evaluated intimacy as a mechanism for the effects of holding back sharing concerns about cancer on couples' psychological distress, well-being, and marital satisfaction using the actor-partner interdependence model (APIM), and evaluated 2 possible moderators of these associations: the number of patient and spouse cancer concerns. We had 139 men treated for localized prostate cancer in the past year and their spouses complete surveys about holding back sharing cancer concerns, intimacy, distress, and relationship satisfaction, as well as patient and spouse cancer concerns. APIM-indicated that the association between holding back sharing concerns, and patient and spouse distress, well-being, and relationship satisfaction could be partially accounted for by their influence on patient and spouse perceptions of relationship intimacy. The number of cancer concerns did not moderate the mediational model. Holding back has strong associations with both partners' well-being and distress. Holding back sharing concerns was particularly detrimental for couples' intimacy and relationship satisfaction.
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