Fear of cancer recurrence and physical well-being among Chinese cancer survivors: the role of conscientiousness, positive reappraisal and hopelessness | Zendy

Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao | Zendy; Nelson C. Y. Yeung | Zendy; Celia C. Y. Wong | Zendy; Krystal Warmoth | Zendy; Qian Lü | Zendy

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Fear of cancer recurrence and physical well-being among Chinese cancer survivors: the role of conscientiousness, positive reappraisal and hopelessness

Author(s) -

Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao,

Nelson C. Y. Yeung,

Celia C. Y. Wong,

Krystal Warmoth,

Qian Lü

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

supportive care in cancer

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133

H-Index - 112

eISSN - 1433-7339

pISSN - 0941-4355

DOI - 10.1007/s00520-016-3504-8

Subject(s) - conscientiousness , clinical psychology , psychology , mediation , path analysis (statistics) , cancer , medicine , personality , big five personality traits , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , political science , law , extraversion and introversion

The degree to which conscientiousness contributes to well-being in Chinese cancer survivors and the mechanisms through which conscientiousness is associated with well-being remain unclear. Based on Lent's restorative well-being model [1], the current study tested a mediation model of the contribution of conscientiousness, positive reappraisal, and hopelessness to fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), and physical well-being in a sample of 238 Chinese cancer survivors.

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