ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2022
Facets of stigma, self-compassion, and health-related adjustment to lung cancer: A longitudinal study.
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- Tobacco Use, Stigma, and Coping in Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review of Their Psychosocial Interactions and Clinical Implications.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Pooled it
- Self-compassion and psychological distress in chronic illness: A meta-analysis.British journal of health psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Mindful self-compassion to reduce stigma among individuals diagnosed with lung cancer (MSC-LC): a pilot study protocol for a parallel-group, randomized controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Associations between psychosocial distress and health-promoting lifestyles in patients with malignant tumors: the critical role of self-perceived burden.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A Review of Acceptance Measures for Cancer Survivors: Employment, Multicultural, and Language Considerations.Journal of rehabilitation · 2026Article
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- Mediating role of resilience in the association between stigma and psychosocial adjustment among young and middle-aged patients with lung cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Influence of symptom burden on social alienation in lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: the chain mediating effect of perceived social support and positive psychological capital.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis is associated with reductions in stigma and anxiety: A longitudinal mediation analysis.Stigma and health · 2025Article
- Mindful self-compassion for lung cancer (MSC-LC): Incorporating perspectives of lung cancer patients, clinicians, and researchers to create an adapted intervention to reduce lung cancer stigma.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Examining evidence of lung cancer stigma among health-care trainees.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2024Article
- Sleep Disturbance as a Mediator of Lung Cancer Stigma on Psychological Distress and Physical Symptom Burden.Psychosomatic medicine · 2024Article
- Real-world analysis of the relationships between smoking, lung cancer stigma, and emotional functioning.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- The impact of discharge readiness on post-traumatic growth in patients after thyroid cancer surgery: the mediating role of sickness-related stigma.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Modeling the relationship between depression in people with cancer and perceived stress, with the mediating role of eating problems, sexual satisfaction, emotion regulation and self-compassion.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Development and validation of the thyroid cancer self-perceived discrimination scale to identify patients at high risk for psychological problems.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate whether three facets of lung cancer stigma (internalized stigma, constrained disclosure, and perceived subtle discrimination) uniquely predicted psychological and physical health-related adjustment to lung cancer across 12 weeks. Additionally, self-compassion was tested as a moderator of the stigma-health relationship.
methodAdults receiving oncologic treatment for lung cancer (N = 108) completed measures of lung cancer stigma, self-compassion, depressive symptoms, cancer-related stress, and physical symptom bother. Multivariable linear regression models were used to investigate cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships (at 6- and 12-week follow-up) between indicators of stigma and health-related outcomes, controlling for covariates. Self-compassion was tested as a moderator of these relationships.
resultsAt study entry, higher internalized stigma, constrained disclosure, and perceived subtle discrimination were associated significantly and uniquely with higher depressive symptoms (all p < .05). Constrained disclosure and perceived subtle discrimination were also associated significantly with higher cancer-related stress and higher physical symptom bother at study entry (all p < .05). Furthermore, higher internalized stigma predicted significant increases in depressive symptoms across 12 weeks and in cancer-related stress across 6 and 12 weeks (all p < .05). Higher self-compassion significantly moderated relationships between perceived discrimination and psychological health outcomes at study entry as well as between internalized stigma and increasing depressive symptoms across 12 weeks (all p < .05).
conclusionsResults indicated robust relationships between distinct facets of stigma and health-related adjustment to lung cancer. Supportive care programs that bolster self-compassion may be useful for reducing lung cancer stigma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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