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The mutual determination of self-efficacy to cope with cancer and cancer-related coping over time: a prospective study in women with breast cancer

2022; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 38; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/08870446.2022.2038157

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Evangelos C. Karademas, Ilan Roziner, Ketti Mazzocco, Ruth Pat‐Horenczyk, Berta Sousa, Albino J. Oliveira‐Maia, Georgios Stamatakos, Fátima Cardoso, Diana Frasquilho, Eleni Kolokotroni, Raquel Lemos, Chiara Marzorati, Johanna Mattson, Greta Pettini, Elli Spyropoulou, Paula Poikonen‐Saksela, Panagiotis G. Simos,

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The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal impact of self-efficacy to cope with cancer on the cancer-related coping reactions of breast cancer patients and vice versa.Data from the BOUNCE Project (https://www.bounce-project.eu/) were used to address the hypotheses. Participants (N = 403) were enrolled in the study a few weeks after surgery or biopsy. Coping self-efficacy was assessed at baseline and six months later (M6). Cancer-related coping was assessed three (M3) and nine months (M9) after baseline. The analyses were performed using structural equation modeling with Mplus 8.6.Baseline coping self-efficacy predicted all M3 coping reactions, while M6 coping self-efficacy also predicted changes in all but one M9 coping reaction. Moreover, one of the M3 coping reactions, that is, hopelessness/helplessness, predicted the changes in M6 coping self-efficacy. The relation between coping self-efficacy and one coping reaction (i.e. cognitive avoidance) was rather weak. Stability paths from M3 to M9 coping reactions were moderate to high.The relationship between self-efficacy to cope with cancer and cancer-related coping is complex. New theoretical models are needed to more accurately describe the diverse aspects of this association.