ArticleJournal of behavioral medicine2025
Social support, social constraint, and psychological adjustment in patients with colorectal cancer.
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- 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 · 2026Pooled it
- Examining the relationships between financial toxicity, life satisfaction, and quality of life levels in older adult cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Influencing factors and mediating effects of advanced medical care plan readiness in young and middle-aged patients with advanced cancer based on machine learning.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Factors associated with depression among people with cancer: Systematic umbrella review.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Review
- Experiences of Effective Psychological Adjustment in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- The mediating roles of intimate relationships and constructive communication in the association between self-disclosure and benefit finding among patients with colorectal cancer.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Exploring determinants of fear of cancer recurrence in postoperative colorectal cancer patients: a random forest model approach.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Heterogeneity of benefit finding in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a decision tree-based subgroup analysis of self-efficacy and social support.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Cancer patients' social networks, particularly their spouses or romantic partners, can promote or undermine their psychological adjustment. This study examined the relative associations of partner social support and social constraint with patients' psychological adjustment and further tested gender's moderating role in these associations. Participants were 124 patients newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer (M age = 56.6 years, 34% female), who completed questionnaires on perceived spousal social support and social constraint, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction. Findings revealed that greater social constraint was significantly associated with lower life satisfaction regardless of gender; however, greater social constraint was only associated with greater depressive symptoms in male patients. No significant associations or interactions with social support were found. Findings highlight the importance for patients-especially male patients-with cancer to feel able to disclose cancer-related thoughts and feelings to their partners and call for more consistent operationalization and measurement when studying patients' social functioning.
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