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ArticleAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2021

Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Inhibited Disclosure: Testing the Social-Cognitive Processing Model in Couples Coping With Breast Cancer.

Emily C Soriano, Amy K Otto, Stefanie T LoSavio, Christine Perndorfer, Scott D Siegel, Jean-Philippe Laurenceau

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Article in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effectiveness of interventions targeting social constraints among adults with cancer and their caregivers: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  9. Trajectories of dyadic fear of cancer recurrence in breast cancer couples: a prospective observational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Emily C SorianoDepartment of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Amy K OttoDepartment of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Stefanie T LoSavioDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Christine PerndorferDepartment of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
Scott D SiegelValue Institute, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE, USA.
Jean-Philippe LaurenceauDepartment of Psychological & Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
University of Delaware · USChristiana Care Health System · USDuke Medical Center · USMoffitt Cancer Center · US

Funding

Intensive Longitudinal Study of Fear of Recurrence in Cancer Patients and SpousesR21CA171921 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI LAURENCEAU, JEAN-PHILIPPE · 2013 to 2014
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NCI NIH HHS R21 CA171921
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWithholding cancer-related concerns from one's partner (protective buffering) and feeling that one's partner is inaccessible or unresponsive to such disclosure (social constraints) are two interpersonal interaction patterns that separately have been linked to poorer adjustment to cancer. PURPOSE: Guided by the Social-Cognitive Processing Model, we examined the joint effects of social constraints and protective buffering on fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) in survivors and spouses. Social constraints and protective buffering were hypothesized to emerge as independent predictors of higher FCR.

methodsEarly-stage breast cancer survivors and spouses (N = 79 couples; 158 paired individuals) completed up to five repeated measures of FCR, social constraints, protective buffering, and relationship quality during the year postdiagnosis. A second-order growth curve model was estimated and extended to test the time-varying, within-person effects of social constraints and protective buffering on a latent FCR variable, controlling for relationship quality.

resultsAs hypothesized, greater social constraints and protective buffering significantly (p < .05) predicted higher concurrent FCR at the within-person level, controlling for global relationship quality and change in FCR over time. The fixed effects were found to be similar for both survivors and spouses.

conclusionsFindings suggest that interaction patterns resulting in inhibited disclosure are associated with greater FCR for both survivors and spouses, consistent with the Social-Cognitive Processing Model. This work adds to the growing body of research highlighting the social context of FCR.

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DisclosureInterpersonal RelationsAgedBreast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsCross-Sectional StudiesFearFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedModels, PsychologicalNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPsychological TheorySpousesClose relationshipsDisclosureFear of cancer recurrenceProtective bufferingSocial constraints

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PMCPMC7980765
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