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Men’s Psychological Functioning in the Context of Women’s Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Baucom Donald H.,
Kirby Jennifer S.,
PukayMartin Nicole D.,
Porter Laura S.,
Fredman Steffany J.,
Gremore Tina M.,
Keefe Francis J.,
Atkins David
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00133.x
Subject(s) - breast cancer , context (archaeology) , psychology , well being , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , cancer , psychotherapist , paleontology , biology
Previous research indicates that men are affected when their female partners have breast cancer. However, little is known about what predicts men’s psychological well‐being in this context. The current investigation involved couples in which the woman had early stage breast cancer and explored the degree to which men’s positive and negative well‐being was related to women’s well‐being, women’s physical symptoms, relationship functioning, and relationship duration. The findings indicate that all of these factors play a role and interact in predicting men’s well‐being. In particular, when women have a high level of physical symptoms, the typical associations between men’s well‐being with women’s well‐being and relationship adjustment no longer persist. Implications for working with couples addressing health problems are provided.