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The link between value motives, value success, and well-being among people diagnosed with cancer
Joseph Ciarrochi1, Danielle Fisher, Lisbeth Lane
1School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. joseph_ciarrochi@yahoo.com
Objective:
This study investigated the relationship between cancer patient's values and cancer related distress.
Method:
A total of 107 patients with cancer diagnoses completed an anonymous questionnaire.
Results:
Less self-regulating motivation for health values was significantly related to poorer well-being. Greater success at living one's values was significantly related to improved well-being and distress-related outcomes. Sex difference analysis suggested that success at friendship values was linked to less cancer-related distress among women, but not men, whereas success at romantic relationship values was linked to less distress among men, but not women.
Conclusion:
The results have important implications for values focused interventions, highlighting the importance of facilitating success at valued living and attending to sex differences among cancer patients.
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