Powell, P.A., Azlan, H.A., Simpson, J. et al. (1 more author) (2016) The effect of disgust-related side-effects on symptoms of depression and anxiety in people treated for cancer: a moderated mediation model. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39 (4). pp. 560-573. ISSN 0160-7715
Abstract
As maladaptive disgust responses are linked to mental health problems, and cancer patients may experience heightened disgust as a result of treatments they receive, we explored the associations between disgust-related side-effects and symptoms of depression and anxiety in people treated for cancer. One hundred and thirty two (83 women, Mage = 57.48 years) participants answered questions about their treatments, side-effects, disgust responding, and mental health. Experiencing bowel and/or bladder problems, sickness and/or nausea (referred to here as “core” disgust-related side-effects) was significantly related to greater symptoms of depression and borderline increased anxiety. Further, these links were explained by a moderated mediation model, whereby the effects of core disgust side-effects on depression and anxiety were mediated by (physical and behavioural) self-directed disgust, and disgust propensity moderated the effect of core disgust side-effects on self-disgust. These findings stress the importance of emotional responses, like disgust, in psychological adaptation to the side-effects of cancer treatments.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | anxiety; cancer; depression; disgust; self-disgust; side-effects |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2016 13:15 |
Last Modified: | 14 Apr 2017 02:51 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10865-016-9731-0 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10865-016-9731-0 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96220 |