Abstract

SummaryPurpose

To investigate the relationship between rumination, coping strategies, and subjective well-being (SWB) and test the mediating effects of coping strategies on rumination and SWB in patients with breast cancer (BC).

Methods

This cross-sectional study assessed rumination, coping strategies, and SWB using the General Well-being Schedule, the Chinese Event-Related Rumination Inventory, and the Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire in BC patients admitted to a tertiary general hospital in China.

Results

SWB was positively associated with the total score for rumination (r = .32, p < .01), deliberate rumination (r = .75, p < .01), and confrontation (r = .58, p < .01). The relationship between rumination and SWB was mediated by confrontation (indirect effect = .74).

Conclusion

BC diagnosis can affect patient's SWB. These findings indicate that rumination and confrontation have direct and indirect effects on SWB. Therefore, psychological interventions focused on improving coping may increase SWB. Notwithstanding, larger longitudinal studies are needed to further examine the relationship between cognitive processes, coping strategies, and SWB.

Details

Title
The Relationship Among Rumination, Coping Strategies, and Subjective Well-being in Chinese Patients With Breast Cancer: A Cross-sectional study
Author
Liu, Yu 1 ; Tong-tong, Jiang 2 ; Tie-ying Shi 1 

 Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China 
 Nursing Department, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan 
Pages
206-211
Section
Research Article
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Oct 2020
Publisher
Elsevier Limited
ISSN
19761317
e-ISSN
20937482
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2490469051
Copyright
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