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Social correlates of distress following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Exploring the role of loneliness and cognitive processing

Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study investigated whether loneliness and cognitive processing explain the influence of negative (social constraints) and positive (emotional support) relationship qualities on cancer survivors' distress. Participants were 195 cancer survivors who had undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Path analysis supported the hypothesis that loneliness and cognitive processing would mediate the association between social constraints and distress. Only loneliness mediated the association between emotional support and distress - an indirect effect significant only when support came from family and friends rather than a partner. Findings suggest that addressing social constraints may enhance cancer survivors' adjustment.
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311432490
Authors: Catherine E Mosher, Stephen J Lepore, Lisa Wu, Jane Austin, Heiddis Valdimarsdottir, Scott Rowley, Luis Isola, William H Redd, Christine Rini
Institutions: Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Temple University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, William Paterson University, Hackensack University Medical Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2044154138
FWCI: 1.846
Cites: 52
Cited by: 56
Related to: 10