The Role of Blame in the Psychosocial Adjustment of Couples Coping with Lung Cancer
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The Role of Blame in the Psychosocial Adjustment of Couples Coping with Lung Cancer Kathrin Milbury, Ph.D. & Hoda Badr, Ph.D. & Cindy L. Carmack, Ph.D.
Published online: 15 August 2012 # The Society of Behavioral Medicine 2012
Abstract Background Lung cancer patients and their spouses may engage in blame attributions regarding the cancer cause, which may adversely affect their psychological adjustment. Purpose The aim of this study was to examine whether dyadic adjustment and network support moderate the association between blame and distress in couples affected by lung cancer. Methods Patients and their spouses completed questionnaires within 1 month of treatment initiation (baseline) and at 6-month follow-up. Results Multilevel modeling of data from 158 couples revealed that, at baseline, dyadic adjustment moderated the association between blame and distress for patients but not spouses (p
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