Communication Competence, Psychological Well-Being, and the Mediating Role of Coping Efforts Among Women With Breast Cancer: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence

Women and Health

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 400-418

  Shim, Minsun ^a   Mercer Kollar, Laura M ^b   Roberts, Linda J ^c   Gustafson, David H ^c  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

approach coping; breast cancer; communication competence; psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929024539     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2015.1022689     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Altekruse, S. F., C. L. Kosary, M. Krapcho, N. Neyman, R. Aminou, W. Waldron, et al., ed. 2010. SEER cancer statistics review, 1975–2007. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2007/
2. Arora, N. K., L. J. Finney Rutten, D. H. Gustafson, R. Moser, and R. P. Hawkins. 2007. Perceived helpfulness and impact of social support provided by family, friends, and health care providers to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology 16: 474–86. doi:10.1002/pon.1084
3. Avis, N. E., S. Crawford, and J. Manuel. 2005. Quality of life among younger women with breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology 23: 3322–30. doi:10.1200/JCO.2005.05.130
4. Badr, H., C. L. Carmack, D. A. Kashy, M. Cristofanilli, and T. A. Revenson. 2010. Dyadic coping in metastatic breast cancer. Health Psychology 29: 169–80. doi:10.1037/a0018165
5. Baker, T. B., R. P. Hawkins, S. Pingree, L. J. Roberts, H. E. McDowell, B. R. Shaw, et al. 2011. Optimizing eHealth breast cancer interventions: Which types of eHealth services are effective? Translational Behavioral Medicine 1: 134–45. doi:10.1007/s13142-010-0004-0
6. Baron, R. M., and D. A. Kenny. 1986. The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 51: 1173–82. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.51.6.1173
7. Ben-Zur, H., O. Gilbar, and S. Lev. 2001. Coping with breast cancer: Patient, spouse, and dyad models. Psychosomatic Medicine 63: 32–39. doi:10.1097/00006842-200101000-00004
8. Bigatti, S. M., C. D. Wagner, J. R. Lydon-Lam, J. L. Steiner, and K. D. Miller. 2011. Depression in husbands of breast cancer patients: Relationships to coping and social support. Support Care Cancer 19: 455–66. doi:10.1007/s00520-010-0835-8
9. Canary, D. J., and S. G. Lakey. 2006. Managing conflict in a competent manner: A mindful look at events that matter. In The Sage handbook of conflict communication, ed. J. G. Oetzel and S. Ting-Toomey, 185–210. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
10. Carver, C. S. 1997. You want to measure coping but your protocol’s too long: Consider the brief cope. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 4: 92–100. doi:10.1207/s15327558ijbm0401_6
11. Carver, C. S., C. Pozo, S. D. Harris, V. Noriega, M. F. Scheier, D. S. Robinson, A. S. Ketcham, F. L. Moffat, and K. C. Clark. 1993. How coping mediates the effect of optimism on distress: A study of women with early stage breast cancer. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 65: 375–90. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.65.2.375
12. Cupach, W. R., and D. J. Canary. 2000. Competence in interpersonal conflict. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland.
13. David, D., G. H. Montgomery, and D. H. Bovbjerg. 2006. Relations between coping responses and optimism-pessimism in predicting anticipatory psychological distress in surgical breast cancer patients. Personality and Individual Differences 40: 203–13. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2005.05.018
14. Donovan-Kicken, E., and J. P. Caughlin. 2011. Breast cancer patients’ topic avoidance and psychological distress: The mediating role of coping. Journal of Health Psychology 16: 596–606. doi:10.1177/1359105310383605
15. Drageset, S., T. C. Lindstrom, and K. Underlid. 2010. Coping with breast cancer: Between diagnosis and surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing 66: 149–58. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05210.x
16. Franks, H. M., and S. C. Roesch. 2006. Appraisals and coping in people living with cancer: A meta-analysis. Psycho-Oncology 15: 1027–37. doi:10.1002/pon.1043
17. Ganz, P. A. 2000. Quality of life across the continuum of breast cancer care. Quality of Life Concerns 6: 324–30.
18. Goldsmith, D. J., L. E. Miller, and J. P. Caughlin. 2008. Openness and avoidance in couples communicating about cancer. In Communication yearbook 31, ed. C. S. Beck, 62–115. New York: Erlbaum.
19. Han, J. Y. 2012. A longitudinal study of use of an interactive health communication system. Health Communication 27: 319–30. doi:10.1080/10410236.2011.578334
20. Hawkins, R. P., S. Pingree, T. B. Baker, L. J. Roberts, B. R. Shaw, H. McDowell, R. C. et al. 2011. Integrating eHealth with human services for breast cancer patients. Translational Behavioral Medicine 1: 146–54. doi:10.1007/s13142-011-0027-1
21. Holahan, C. J., R. H. Moos, C. K. Holahan, and P. L. Brennan. 1997. Social context, coping strategies, and depressive symptoms: An expanded model with cardiac patients. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 72: 918–28. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.72.4.918
22. Kraemer, L. M., A. L. Stanton, B. E. Meyerowitz, J. H. Rowland, and P. A. Ganz. 2011. A longitudinal examination of couples’ coping strategies as predictors of adjustment to breast cancer. Journal of Family Psychology 25: 963–72. doi:10.1037/a0025551
23. Lewis, N., L. S. Martinez, D. R. Freres, J. S. Schwartz, K. Armstrong, S. W. Gray, et al. 2012. Seeking cancer-related information from media and family/friends increases fruit and vegetable consumption among cancer patients. Health Communication 27: 380–88. doi:10.1080/10410236.2011.586990
24. Manne, S., and M. Glassman. 2000. Perceived control, coping efficacy, and avoidance coping as mediators between spousal unsupportive behaviors and psychological distress. Health Psychology 19: 155–64. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.19.2.155
25. McCaul, K. D., A. K. Sandgren, B. King, S. O’Donnell, A. Branstetter, and G. Foreman. 1999. Coping and adjustment to breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology 8: 230–36. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(199905/06)8:3<230::AID-PON374>3.0.CO;2-#
26. Moos, R. H., and C. J. Holahan. 2003. Dispositional and contextual perspectives on coping: Toward an integrative framework. Journal of Clinical Psychology 59: 1387–403. doi:10.1002/jclp.10229
27. Park, C. L., D. Edmondson, J. R. Fenster, and T. O. Blank. 2008. Positive and negative health behavior changes in cancer survivors: A stress and coping perspective. Journal of Health Psychology 13: 1198–206. doi:10.1177/1359105308095978
28. Pennebaker, J. W., and S. K. Beall. 1986. Confronting a traumatic event: Toward an understanding of inhibition and disease. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 95: 274–81. doi:10.1037/0021-843X.95.3.274
29. Preacher, K. J., and A. F. Hayes. 2004. SPSS and SAS procedures for estimating indirect effects in simple mediation models. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 36: 717–31. doi:10.3758/BF03206553
30. Preacher, K. J., and A. F. Hayes. 2008a. Asymptotic and resampling strategies for assessing and comparing indirect effects in multiple mediator models. Behavior Research Methods 40: 879–91. doi:10.3758/BRM.40.3.879
31. Preacher, K. J., and A. F. Hayes. 2008b. Contemporary approaches to assessing mediation in communication research. In Advanced data analysis methods for communication research, ed. A. F. Hayes, M. D. Slater, and L. B. Snyder, 13–54. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
32. Query, J. L., and G. L. Kreps. 1996. Testing a relational model for health communication competence among caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Health Psychology 1: 335–51. doi:10.1177/135910539600100307
33. Query Jr., J. L., and K. Wright. 2003. Assessing communication competence in an online study: Toward informing subsequent interventions among older adults with cancer, their lay caregivers, and peers. Health Communication 15: 203–18. doi:10.1207/S15327027HC1502_8
34. Reardon, K. K., and C. E. Aydin. 1993. Changes in lifestyle initiated by breast cancer patients: Who does and who doesn’t. Health Communication 5: 263–82. doi:10.1207/s15327027hc0504_2
35. Segrin, C., A. Hanzal, C. Donnerstein, M. Taylor, and T. J. Domschke. 2007. Social skills, psychological well-being, and the mediating role of perceived stress. Anxiety, Stress & Coping 20: 321–29. doi:10.1080/10615800701282252
36. Shim, M., J. N. Cappella, and J. Y. Han. 2011. How does insightful and emotional disclosure bring potential health benefits? Study based on online support groups for women with breast cancer. Journal of Communication 61: 432–54. doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01555.x
37. Skevington, S. M., M. Lotfy, and K. A. O’Connell. 2004. The World Health Organization’s WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment: Psychometric properties and results of the international field trial. A report from the WHOQOL Group. Quality of Life Research 13: 299–310. doi:10.1023/B:QURE.0000018486.91360.00
38. Sloan, D. M., and B. P. Marx. 2004. A closer examination of the structured written disclosure procedure. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 72: 165–75. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.72.2.165
39. Smyth, J., N. True, and J. Souto. 2001. Effects of writing about traumatic experiences: The necessity for narrative structuring. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 20: 161–72. doi:10.1521/jscp.20.2.161.22266
40. Spitzberg, B. H., and W. R. Cupach. 2011. Interpersonal skills. In The Sage handbook of interpersonal communication, 4th ed., ed. M. L. Knapp, and J. Daly, 481–524. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
41. Tabachnik, B. G., and L. S. Fidell. 2001. Using multivariate statistics. 4th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
42. Talley, A., L. Molix, R. J. Schlegel, and A. Bettencourt. 2010. The influence of breast cancer survivors’ perceived partner social support and need satisfaction on depressive symptoms: A longitudinal analysis. Psychology & Health 25: 433–49. doi:10.1080/08870440802582682
43. Thomas, K. S., J. Bower, M. A. Hoyt, and S. Sepah. 2010. Disrupted sleep in breast and prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy: The role of coping processes. Psycho-Oncology 19: 767–76. doi:10.1002/pon.1639
44. Vitaliano, P. P., R. D. Maiuro, J. Russo, and J. Becker. 1987. Raw versus relative scores in the assessment of coping strategies. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 10: 1–18. doi:10.1007/BF00845124
45. Weathers, M., J. L. Query, and G. L. Kreps. 2010. A multivariate test of communication competence, social support, and coping among Hispanic lay caregivers for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease: An extension of the Relational Health Communication Competence Model. Journal of Participatory Medicine 2: e14.
46. Wiemann, J. M., and P. Backlund. 1980. Current theory and research in communicative competence. Review of Educational Research 50: 185–99. doi:10.3102/00346543050001185
47. Wright, K. B., J. A. Banas, E. Bessarabova, and D. R. Bernard. 2010. A communication competence approach to examining health care social support, stress, and job burnout. Health Communication 25: 375–82. doi:10.1080/10410231003775206