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Cancer-related masculine threat, emotional approach coping, and physical functioning following treatment for prostate cancer.

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Hoyt, Michael A., Stanton, Annette L., Irwin, Michael R., Thomas, KaMala S.·2013·Health Psychology
DOI 10.1037/a0030020
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OBJECTIVE: Aspects of masculinity and gender role, particularly those that are traditional and restrictive, are related to poorer physical and psychological outcomes in men with cancer. This longitudinal study uses a cancer-specific assessment to determine whether cancer-related masculine threat (CMT) predicts prostate-related (i.e., urinary, bowel, sexual) functioning over time, and whether cancer-related emotional approach coping (EAC) processes explain these relationships. Whether coping self-efficacy and emotional suppression explain effects of CMT on EAC also is tested. METHODS: Sixty-six men (M age = 65.76; SD = 9.04) who underwent radical prostatectomy and/or radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer within two years were assessed on physical and psychological variables at study entry (T1), and two (T2) and four (T3) months later. RESULTS: Analyses controlling for baseline functioning and age revealed that CMT predicted declines in (T1 to T3) urinary (B = -.21, p < .05), bowel (B = -.24, p < .05), and sexual (B = -.17, p < .05) function. CMT also predicted decreased emotional processing (T1 to T2), but not emotional expression. Decreased emotional processing predicted declining prostate-related functioning and helps explain the effect of CMT on bowel and sexual (but not urinary) functioning. Low coping self-efficacy (p < .05), but not emotional suppression, was a mechanism by which CMT predicted emotional processing. CONCLUSIONS: The extent to which men believe that cancer is inconsistent with their masculinity exacerbates declines in prostate-related functioning following cancer treatment. CMT likely shapes coping responses and negatively affects the efficacy of emotion-directed coping. Emotion-regulating coping processes, particularly the ability to process cancer-related emotions, appears to be one pathway through which gender role affects recovery from prostate cancer.

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  • Patients living with prostate cancer suffer from urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, fatigue and gynaecomastia, which can lead to anxiety, depression and poor quality of life.

    “Patients living with prostate cancer suffer from a range of issues including urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, fatigue and gynaecomastia (a complication of hormonal therapies of the likes of androgen deprivation therapy) which can lead to anxiety, depression and poor quality of life.8,9”

    From Mindfulness-based interventions for psychological wellbeing and quality of life in men with prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021) · cites this paper as [9]

    The paper’s introductory passage (page not provided) identifies erectile dysfunction and incontinence as common experiences after prostate cancer treatment and links bodily changes to embarrassment and frustration. It does not establish the claimed range of symptoms—including fatigue and gynaecomastia—or that those symptoms lead to anxiety, depression and poor quality of life. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Hoyt, M. A., Stanton, A. L., Irwin, M. R., & Thomas, K. S.
Affiliations
  • Hunter College (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
ORCID
Venue
Health Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2013
Volume
32
Issue
1
Pages
66-74
ISSN
  • 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-7810
DOI
10.1037/a0030020
OpenAlex
W2315817805
Semantic Scholar
8dffc83d1a96be4d84b98d2192796cb8ba1272e4
Cited by
78
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 9
FWCI
5.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH15750)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
Keywords
prostate cancer, emotional approach coping, emotional processing, coping self-efficacy, emotional suppression, masculinity, gender roles, urinary function, bowel function, sexual function, radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy, post-treatment recovery, male cancer patients
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Emotions, Gender Identity, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Prostatectomy, Prostatic Neoplasms, Self Efficacy, Masculinity

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