Literature DB >> 23928072

Attachment style, social support and finding meaning among spouses of colorectal cancer patients: gender differences.

Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon1, Gil Goldzweig2, Tal Sela-Oren1, Noam Pizem3, Gil Bar-Sela4, Ido Wolf3.   

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The current study explores the relationship between attachment styles, social support, gender and finding meaning in caregiving among spousal caregivers of colorectal cancer patients.
METHODS: Sixty caregivers (30 men and 30 women) were administered questionnaires assessing attachment styles, social support and finding meaning in caregiving, using a cross-sectional design.
RESULTS: For male caregivers avoidance attachment is associated with their finding meaning, whereas for female caregivers social support is associated with their finding meaning. SIGNIFICANCE OF
RESULTS: Psychological interventions for caregivers should take into consideration gender differences and might benefit from addressing the process of finding meaning in caregiving.

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Keywords:  Attachment; Cancer; Caregiving; Meaning; Social support

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Year:  2013        PMID: 23928072     DOI: 10.1017/S1478951513000242

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Palliat Support Care        ISSN: 1478-9515


  3 in total

1.  Spouse cancer caregivers' burden and distress at entry to home hospice: The role of relationship quality.

Authors:  Maija Reblin; Gary Donaldson; Lee Ellington; Kathi Mooney; Michael Caserta; Dale Lund
Journal:  J Soc Pers Relat       Date:  2015-06-04

2.  The role of social support in the psychological illness of women.

Authors:  Loraine Vivian Gaino; Letícia Yamawaka de Almeida; Jaqueline Lemos de Oliveira; Andreia Fernanda Nievas; Denise Saint-Arnault; Jacqueline de Souza
Journal:  Rev Lat Am Enfermagem       Date:  2019-07-18

3.  The Lived Experience of Australian Women Living with Breast Cancer: A Meta-Synthesis.

Authors:  Lalithambigai Rajagopal; Pranee Liamputtong; Kate A McBride
Journal:  Asian Pac J Cancer Prev       Date:  2019-11-01
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