Observational studyBMC psychology2017
Memories of paternal relations are associated with coping and defense mechanisms in breast cancer patients: an observational study.
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- Intensity of mental health treatment of cancer-related psychopathology: the predictive role of Early Maladaptive Schemas.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Psychopathological outcomes and defence mechanisms in clinically healed adults with a paediatric cancer history: an exploratory study.General psychiatry · 2021Article
- Defense Mechanism Functioning in Patients With Breast Cancer: Using the Defense Mechanism Rating Scale.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Psychological Resources Against the Traumatic Experience of Covid-19.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2020Article
- Avoidant Insecure Attachment as a Predictive Factor for Psychological Distress in Patients with Early Breast Cancer: A Preliminary 1-Year Follow-Up Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer diagnosis and treatment represent stressful events that demand emotional adjustment, thus recruiting coping strategies and defense mechanisms. As parental relations were shown to influence emotion regulation patterns and adaptive processes in adulthood, the present study investigated whether they are specifically associated to coping and defense mechanisms in patients with breast cancer.
methodsOne hundred and ten women hospitalized for breast cancer surgery were administered questionnaires assessing coping with cancer, defense mechanisms, and memories of parental bonding in childhood.
resultsHigh levels of paternal overprotection were associated with less mature defenses, withdrawal and fantasy and less adaptive coping mechanisms, such as hopelessness/helplessness. Low levels of paternal care were associated with a greater use of repression. No association was found between maternal care, overprotection, coping and defense mechanisms. Immature defenses correlated positively with less adaptive coping styles, while mature defenses were positively associated to a fighting spirit and to fatalism, and inversely related to less adaptive coping styles.
conclusionsThese data suggest that paternal relations in childhood are associated with emotional, cognitive, and behavioral regulation in adjusting to cancer immediately after surgery. Early experiences of bonding may constitute a relevant index for adaptation to cancer, indicating which patients are at risk and should be considered for psychological interventions.
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