Distress and body image disturbances in women with breast cancer in the immediate postsurgical period: The influence of attachment insecurity

Favez, Nicolas; Cairo Notari, Sarah; Charvoz, Linda; Notari, Luca; Ghisletta, Paolo; Panes Ruedin, Bénédicte; Delaloye, Jean-François

doi:10.1177/1359105315589802

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Title		Distress and body image disturbances in women with breast cancer in the immediate postsurgical period: The influence of attachment insecurity
Authors		Favez, Nicolas Cairo Notari, Sarah Charvoz, Linda Notari, Luca Ghisletta, Paolo Panes Ruedin, Bénédicte Delaloye, Jean-François
Published in		Journal of health psychology. 2016, vol. 21, no. 12, p. 2994-3003
Abstract		The aim of this study was to assess, in the immediate postsurgical period, the influence of attachment avoidance and anxiety on distress and body image disturbances in women facing breast cancer. Seventyfive women participated in the study 3 weeks after surgery. Questionnaires were used to assess study variables. To predict distress and body image disturbances, we controlled for several variables known to influence adjustment to the stress of breast cancer. The results of hierarchical regression analyses show that attachment explains the outcomes above and beyond other influential variables. Insecurely attached women are especially vulnerable to the stress of the disease.
Keywords		Attachment — Body image — Breast cancer — Distress — Immediate postsurgical period
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1177/1359105315589802 PMID: 26092841
Full text		Article (Published version) (367 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE Article (Accepted version) (344 Kb) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine de premier recours / Unité des internistes généralistes et pédiatres Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine de premier recours / Institut universitaire de médecine de famille et de l'enfance
Research group		Méthodologie et analyse des données (MAD)
Citation (ISO format)		FAVEZ, Nicolas et al. Distress and body image disturbances in women with breast cancer in the immediate postsurgical period: The influence of attachment insecurity. In: Journal of health psychology, 2016, vol. 21, n° 12, p. 2994-3003. doi: 10.1177/1359105315589802 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:86143