RT Journal Article
T1 General health and resilience of breast cancer patients: the mediator role of affective well-being
A1 Cerezo-Guzmán, María Victoria
A1 Rueda-Gallego, Pilar
A1 Álvarez-Olmo, Ana
K1 Mamas - Cáncer - Aspectos psicológicos
AB A considerable percentage of breast cancer patients present adequate psychological adjustmentand do not become distressed after a breast cancer diagnosis, or, if they do, they manage torecover quickly, which is reflected in their general health. This study aims to determine the role ofsome psychological mechanisms that affect psycho-oncological adjustment, specifically, resilienceand well-being, in a sample of 109 breast cancer patients. For this purpose, participants completedquestionnaires on general health, resilience, and well-being (life satisfaction and affect). Correlationanalyses and a multiple mediation model were carried out. The results revealed that Pearsoncorrelations between all variables showed strong associations between general health scores andpositive and negative affect scores, and moderate associations with life satisfaction and resiliencescores. Furthermore; in the mediation model, the total percentage of variance explained by the overallmodel was 55% (R2 = 0.55), where resilience was associated with positive and negative affect, andthat influenced general health. These results show that affective well-being is especially relevant inbreast cancer patients in terms of its mediating role in resilience, making it clear that an appropriateintervention focused on managing patients’ affective status can have a favorable impact on theiroverall health.
PB MDPI
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33820
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33820
LA eng
NO Cerezo, M.V.; Álvarez-Olmo, A.; Rueda, P. General Health and Resilience of Breast Cancer Patients: The Mediator Role of Affective Well-Being. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 5398. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095398
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026