TY - JOUR
T1 - Men's psychological functioning in the context of women's breast cancer
AU - Baucom, Donald H.
AU - Kirby, Jennifer S.
AU - Pukay-Martin, Nicole D.
AU - Porter, Laura S.
AU - Fredman, Steffany J.
AU - Gremore, Tina M.
AU - Keefe, Francis J.
AU - Atkins, David
PY - 2012/4/1
Y1 - 2012/4/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00133.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00133.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 22512294
AN - SCOPUS:84859969451
SN - 0194-472X
VL - 38
SP - 317
EP - 329
JO - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
IS - 2
ER -
