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Alexithymia, Self-Compassion, Emotional Resilience, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: Charting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Patients
Cancer’s profound impact on emotional well-being necessitates an exploration into the underlying psychological mechanisms influencing depression and anxiety in patients. In this study, we explored the potential role of self-compassion, alexithymia, and cognitive emotion regulation mechanisms in infl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10605285/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37887541 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30100641 |
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author | Ozonder Unal, Ipek Ordu, Cetin |
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description | Cancer’s profound impact on emotional well-being necessitates an exploration into the underlying psychological mechanisms influencing depression and anxiety in patients. In this study, we explored the potential role of self-compassion, alexithymia, and cognitive emotion regulation mechanisms in influencing depressive and anxiety symptoms among cancer patients. A total of 151 stage 4 cancer patients participated. Instruments applied included the Beck Depression Scale (BDS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale (CERQ), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and Brief Psychological Resilience Scale (BRS). The multivariate analysis utilizing the independent variables—SCS, adaptive and maladaptive CERQ, TAS subscales, BRS, and VAS scores—accounted for 39% of the variance seen in BDI (F (8142) = 11.539, p < 0.001). Notably, SCS, adaptive CERQ, and BRS had a negative predictive impact on BDI. Our findings substantiate a statistically significant partial mediatory role of resilience and cognitive emotion regulation in the association between self-compassion and depression. This research accentuates the central role self-compassion, emotional resilience, and cognitive regulation play in the emotional well-being of individuals diagnosed with cancer. Targeted therapeutic interventions focusing on these dimensions may enhance the psychological health of patients, ultimately improving overall treatment outcomes in the oncological setting. |
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spelling | pubmed-106052852023-10-28 Alexithymia, Self-Compassion, Emotional Resilience, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: Charting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Patients Ozonder Unal, Ipek Ordu, Cetin Curr Oncol Article Cancer’s profound impact on emotional well-being necessitates an exploration into the underlying psychological mechanisms influencing depression and anxiety in patients. In this study, we explored the potential role of self-compassion, alexithymia, and cognitive emotion regulation mechanisms in influencing depressive and anxiety symptoms among cancer patients. A total of 151 stage 4 cancer patients participated. Instruments applied included the Beck Depression Scale (BDS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale (CERQ), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and Brief Psychological Resilience Scale (BRS). The multivariate analysis utilizing the independent variables—SCS, adaptive and maladaptive CERQ, TAS subscales, BRS, and VAS scores—accounted for 39% of the variance seen in BDI (F (8142) = 11.539, p < 0.001). Notably, SCS, adaptive CERQ, and BRS had a negative predictive impact on BDI. Our findings substantiate a statistically significant partial mediatory role of resilience and cognitive emotion regulation in the association between self-compassion and depression. This research accentuates the central role self-compassion, emotional resilience, and cognitive regulation play in the emotional well-being of individuals diagnosed with cancer. Targeted therapeutic interventions focusing on these dimensions may enhance the psychological health of patients, ultimately improving overall treatment outcomes in the oncological setting. MDPI 2023-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10605285/ /pubmed/37887541 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30100641 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ozonder Unal, Ipek Ordu, Cetin Alexithymia, Self-Compassion, Emotional Resilience, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: Charting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Patients |
title | Alexithymia, Self-Compassion, Emotional Resilience, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: Charting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Patients |
title_full | Alexithymia, Self-Compassion, Emotional Resilience, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: Charting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Patients |
title_fullStr | Alexithymia, Self-Compassion, Emotional Resilience, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: Charting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Patients |
title_full_unstemmed | Alexithymia, Self-Compassion, Emotional Resilience, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: Charting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Patients |
title_short | Alexithymia, Self-Compassion, Emotional Resilience, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: Charting the Emotional Journey of Cancer Patients |
title_sort | alexithymia, self-compassion, emotional resilience, and cognitive emotion regulation: charting the emotional journey of cancer patients |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10605285/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37887541 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30100641 |
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