ArticleActa oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)2025
Exploring how attachment insecurities mediate the link between sexual and partnership satisfaction in adolescents and young adults with cancer.
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- Perceived communication barriers with spouses among young adult patients with cancer and their association with psychological distress.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- Attachment Styles and Sexual Function Among Survivors of Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Multicenter Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Navigating Romantic Relationships and Sexual Intimacy: Challenges and Opportunities for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer - A Literature Review of Qualitative Studies.Psycho-oncology · 2025Review
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background and purposeComprehensive data on factors affecting partnership satisfaction among adolescents and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors are limited. Our study examines partnership satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and attachment insecurities, exploring how attachment-related anxiety and avoidance influence the relationship between sexual and partnership satisfaction across major tumor entities in this population. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe utilized data from two measurement time points (t1 and t6) of the AYA-LE study, a prospective longitudinal investigation examining the temporal course and associated factors of life satisfaction and psychological distress among AYA cancer survivors. We examined the mediating effect of attachment insecurities (ECR-RD) on the relationship between sexual satisfaction (FLZ-Sex) and partnership satisfaction (PFB), while controlling for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, in a sample of N = 275 participants.
resultsHigher sexual satisfaction was correlated with lower attachment-related anxiety (r = -0.51, p < 0.001) and lower attachment-related avoidance (r = -0.49, p < 0.001). Both lower attachment-related anxiety and attachment-related avoidance were correlated with higher partnership satisfaction (r = -0.64, p < 0.001 and r = -0.72, p < 0.001, respectively). Sexual satisfaction partially predicted partnership satisfaction of AYA cancer survivors through attachment-related anxiety and attachment-related avoidance while the mediating effect accounted for 75% of the total effect.
interpretationThe associations between sexual satisfaction, partnership satisfaction, and attachment highlight the need to address emotional and relational aspects in supportive care for AYA cancer survivors. There is a clear need for more targeted studies on attachment patterns, sexual satisfaction, and partnership satisfaction in this specific population to further refine and validate these approaches.
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