Open AccessEffects of a randomized gratitude intervention on death-related fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors.
Author(s) -
Amy K. Otto,
Elana C. Szczesny,
Emily C Soriano,
Jean-Philippe Laurenceau,
Scott D. Siegel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000400
Subject(s) - gratitude , psycinfo , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , breast cancer , worry , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , cancer , psychotherapist , medline , psychiatry , anxiety , political science , law
Among the most prevalent and distressing concerns endorsed by breast cancer survivors is fear of cancer recurrence (FOR), and one of the most salient facets is the worry that a recurrence of cancer could cause one's death. The primary goal of the present study was to test the effects of a brief, low-cost gratitude intervention on overall FOR and death-related FOR, positing pursuit of meaningful goals as a theoretically driven putative mediator. To replicate published tests of similar gratitude-eliciting interventions, positive affect (PA) was also considered as an outcome.