Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies: Conceptual and Measurement IssuesPsychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies reviews the literature on selected psychosocial resource variables in cancer in order to raise and examine conceptual and methodological issues and to offer suggestions for future directions in the field. It provides investigators and clinicians with a systematic treatment of the state of the art in research on specific resource factors and provides a careful consideration of more generic methodological and statistical issues in this research context. Editors Curbow and Somerfield define resources as aspects of a person or environment that are brought to bear on the maintenance or restoration of adaptation under taxing conditions. They hope Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies is just the beginning of an ongoing discussion within the field of psychosocial oncology on the nature and use of resource variables. The book's topics are crucial since researchers appear to be committed to using resource variables to explain outcomes. Also, resource variables are increasingly considered as explanatory concepts in quality-of-life research. Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies offers critical reviews of the major resource variables investigated in contemporary psychosocial oncology research. It provides timely information on vital issues in this research, emphasizing studies of the influence of personal and social resources on adaptation to cancer. Chapters cover topics such as:
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Contents
Additional Methodological Issues 223 | 19 |
Exploring Relationships Between Cancer Coping | 27 |
Measurement | 34 |
Recent Research | 40 |
Conclusion | 47 |
Religion and Spirituality as Resources for Coping | 51 |
The Role of Social Support in Adaptation to Cancer | 75 |
Conclusions and Future Directions | 91 |
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