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The Mediating Role of cognitive Emotion Regulation Explaining the Casual Relationship between Personality Traits and Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Breast Cancer Survivors

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Hosseini, Sedigheh, Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Salehi, Mahdiee, Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Jadidi, Mohsen, Department of Psychology, Shahre Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahre Qods, Iran, Aghili, Mahdi, Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran·2023·Iranian Journal of Breast Diseases
DOI 10.30699/ijbd.16.2.4
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Introduction: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is defined as fear or worry about the possibility of cancer returning or progressing.High FCR may adversely affect quality of life and increase healthcare expenses.This study examined the relationship between personality traits and fear of cancer recurrence with the mediation of cognitive emotion regulation in breast cancer survivors.Methods: In this descriptive correlational study, 300 women with breast cancer referred to Cancer Institute in Tehran for their regular follow-ups after treatment in 2022 and satisfied the inclusion criteria were recruited based on convenience sampling.They completed the questionnaires online for FCR, five big personality traits and cognitive emotion regulation.Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and Path analysis.Results: Results revealed that both adaptive and maladaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation positively and significantly mediated the relationship between neuroticism and FCR at (P<0.01) and (P<0.05),respectively.Moreover, the relationship between agreeableness and conscientiousness with FCR was negatively and significantly mediated by adaptive and maladaptive strategies (P<0.01).Adaptive strategies negatively and significantly mediated the relationship between extraversion and FCR (P<0.01), and maladaptive strategies negatively and significantly mediated the relationship between openness and FCR (P<0.05) in breast cancer survivors.Conclusion: Breast cancer survivors with neurotic personality traits employ maladaptive strategies instead of adaptive strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and exhibit more FCR.In contrast, patients with agreeableness, conscientiousness, extroversion, and openness personality traits employ adaptive strategies or avoid maladaptive strategies and exhibit less FCR.

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Authors
Hosseini, S., Department of Health Psychology, F. O. P. A. E. S., Salehi, M., Department of Health Psychology, F. O. P. A. E. S., Jadidi, M., Department of Psychology, S. Q. B., Aghili, M., & Department of Radiation Oncology, C. R. I.
Affiliations
  • Islamic Azad University, Tehran (IR)
  • Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Qods Branch (IR)
  • Imam Khomeini Hospital (IR)
Corresponding author
Salehi, Mahdiee
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Venue
Iranian Journal of Breast Diseases
Publisher
Farname, Inc.
Published
2023-05-01
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
4-21
ISSN
  • 1735-9406 (ISSN-L)
  • 2645-7482
DOI
10.30699/ijbd.16.2.4
OpenAlex
W4386381220
Cited by
5
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 3
FWCI
0.61
Type
journal article
Language
fa
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
Iranian Journal of Breast Disease (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
Keywords
fear of cancer recurrence, breast cancer survivors, cognitive emotion regulation, personality traits, Big Five personality traits, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, openness to experience, mediation

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