Open AccessMediating role of affective experiences in the relationship between perceived social support and life satisfaction among breast cancer patients
Author(s) -
J. N. Srivastava,
Shivam Kaushik,
Mallika Tewari,
H. S. Shukla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_106_20
Subject(s) - breast cancer , affect (linguistics) , social support , mediation , medicine , clinical psychology , intervention (counseling) , scale (ratio) , cancer , life satisfaction , psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , physics , communication , quantum mechanics , political science , law
The role of social support network in managing psychological symptoms in cancer patients is widely acknowledged. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential mediating role of Affective experiences in the relationship between perceived social support (PSS) and life satisfaction (LS) among breast cancer patients in India.