TY - JOUR
KW - Generalized expectancies of control
KW - Coping
KW - Anxiety
KW - Depression
KW - breast cancer
AU - Mª del Mar González-Tablas
AU - David L. Palenzuela
AU - Ramón F. Pulido
AU - Luisa Mª Sáez Regidor
AU - Estrella López Pérez
AB - The role of three generalized expectancies of control (GEC) -self-efficacy, locus of control and success- on coping and psychological adjustment (anxiety and depression) in women with breast cancer was analysed. A total of 52 women participated in this research. Sample was split in two groups from their scores in the BEEGC-28, a measure of the GEC. A Generalized Expectancies of Control Cognitive Pattern (GECCP) with two levels, high and low (high and low scores in GEC, respectively), was generated. The sample contributing to the analyses was of 27 women. Results show that a high GECCP was associated with a more use of seeking social support, planful problem solving, distancing and positive reappraisal strategies, and less use of the escape-avoidance strategy. Moreover, women with a high GECCP showed low levels of anxiety and depression, which may lead to suggest that this pattern may be acting as a mechanism of protection for stress response.
IS - 1
M3 - Journal article
N2 - The role of three generalized expectancies of control (GEC) -self-efficacy, locus of control and success- on coping and psychological adjustment (anxiety and depression) in women with breast cancer was analysed. A total of 52 women participated in this research. Sample was split in two groups from their scores in the BEEGC-28, a measure of the GEC. A Generalized Expectancies of Control Cognitive Pattern (GECCP) with two levels, high and low (high and low scores in GEC, respectively), was generated. The sample contributing to the analyses was of 27 women. Results show that a high GECCP was associated with a more use of seeking social support, planful problem solving, distancing and positive reappraisal strategies, and less use of the escape-avoidance strategy. Moreover, women with a high GECCP showed low levels of anxiety and depression, which may lead to suggest that this pattern may be acting as a mechanism of protection for stress response.
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 2001
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 1
EP - 14
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - The role of generalized expectancies of control on coping and psychological adjustment in women with breast cancer
VL - 7
ER -