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Cognitive adaptation to nonmelanoma skin cancer
Zofia Czajkowska1, George Radiotis, Nicole Roberts
1Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1Y2, Canada. zofia.czajkowska@mail.mcgill.ca
Abstract:
Taylor's (1983) cognitive adaptation theory posits that when people go through life transitions, such as being diagnosed with a chronic disease, they adjust to their new reality. The adjustment process revolves around three themes: search for positive meaning in the experience or optimism, attempt to regain a sense of mastery in life, as well as an effort to enhance self-esteem. In the sample of 57 patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer the Cognitive Adaptation Index successfully predicted participants' distress (p < .001) accounting for 60% of the variance and lending support for the Taylor's theory of cognitive adaptation in this population.
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