ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2022
Associations Between Cancer Fatalism, Causal Attributions, and Perceptions of Benefits and Barriers to Screening for Colorectal Cancer.
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- Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Koreans.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Causal Attributions in Patients With Breast and Gynecological Cancers: A Scoping Review.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- Relationship between health literacy, health fatalism and attitudes towards cancer screenings: latent profile analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Getting Cancer Is "Just Bad Luck": Exploring Bereaved Emerging and Young Adults' Cancer Risk Uncertainty After Caring for a Parent With Advanced Cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- The impact of patient-reported factors of endoscopic screening experience on attendance at future examinations and distal colorectal cancer incidence.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Exploring factors influencing decision making for colonoscopy in first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer: a mixed-methods study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- "There is a God or There is No God-It is in the Hands of God:" Fatalistic Beliefs Among Israeli People About Cancer and Their Impact on Behavioral Outcomes.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Cancer Worry and Fatalism at the Intersection of Race and Hearing Status.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the study was to assess the associations between cancer causal attributions (divine providence, chance or luck, environmental or genetic factors, weak personal resilience), cancer fatalistic beliefs (cancer occurrence and outcome beliefs), and benefits of and barriers to screening for early detection of colorectal cancer.
methodsIt was a cross-sectional study of 252 individuals (46% men and 54% women) aged 50-75. Participants completed measures of cancer causal attributions, Powe's cancer fatalism questionnaire, and the benefits and barriers to colorectal cancer screening subscales of the health belief model. The study model was assessed using path analysis and mediation tests.
resultsParticipants expressed moderate levels of occurrence and outcome of fatalistic beliefs, moderate levels of causal attributions, a high level of perception of the benefits of screening, and a moderate level of barriers to screening. The path model showed good fit measures (χ
conclusionsThe results add to our understanding of the effects of causal attributions and fatalistic beliefs on perceptions of benefits and barriers to screening; hence, these factors should be the focus of change to reduce barriers to screening for early detection of cancer.
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