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Socioemotional selectivity in cancer patients
Martin Pinquart1, Rainer K Silbereisen
1Department of Developmental Psychology and Center for Applied Developmental Science, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Jena, Germany. martin.pinquart@uni-jena.de
Abstract:
This study analyzed the contact preferences of newly diagnosed cancer patients and healthy control group participants. In line with the theory of socioemotional selectivity, patients were more likely than control participants to prefer contact with familiar social partners, but this difference was stronger in younger and middle-aged patients than in older patients. Across a 6-month interval, patients' contact preferences changed according to the perceived success of therapy. For example, if therapy was perceived to be successful, patients showed an increasing interest in contacts with unfamiliar social partners. Results indicate that contact preferences are adapted to the perception of limited versus extended future lifetime.
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