TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotional approach coping and depressive symptoms in colorectal cancer patients
T2 - The role of the intimate relationship
AU - Reese, Jennifer Barsky
AU - Lepore, Stephen J.
AU - Handorf, Elizabeth A.
AU - Haythornthwaite, Jennifer A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2017/9/3
Y1 - 2017/9/3
N2 - This study examined whether emotional approach coping was associated with lower depressive symptoms, and whether intimacy moderated this association, in 121 married/partnered colorectal cancer (CRC) outpatients. Prospective analyses of survey data on emotional approach coping, depressive symptoms, and intimacy measured at baseline and 6-month follow-up showed that depressive symptoms were inversely related to processing, expression, and intimacy. At baseline, the association between processing and depressive symptoms was moderated by intimacy: greater processing was associated with lower depressive symptoms only for those in relatively high-intimacy relationships. Enhancing emotional approach coping efforts and relationship quality may benefit CRC patients' adjustment.
AB - This study examined whether emotional approach coping was associated with lower depressive symptoms, and whether intimacy moderated this association, in 121 married/partnered colorectal cancer (CRC) outpatients. Prospective analyses of survey data on emotional approach coping, depressive symptoms, and intimacy measured at baseline and 6-month follow-up showed that depressive symptoms were inversely related to processing, expression, and intimacy. At baseline, the association between processing and depressive symptoms was moderated by intimacy: greater processing was associated with lower depressive symptoms only for those in relatively high-intimacy relationships. Enhancing emotional approach coping efforts and relationship quality may benefit CRC patients' adjustment.
KW - colorectal cancer
KW - coping
KW - emotional approach
KW - intimacy
KW - relationship quality
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U2 - 10.1080/07347332.2017.1331492
DO - 10.1080/07347332.2017.1331492
M3 - Article
C2 - 28511030
AN - SCOPUS:85021403403
SN - 0734-7332
VL - 35
SP - 578
EP - 596
JO - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
JF - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
IS - 5
ER -