title: Predictors of coping strategies among adults with cancer.
abstract: The predictive utility of emotional distress, social support, and satisfaction with health care for use of particular coping strategies (confrontation, avoidance, acceptance-resignation) was examined in 130 adults with cancer. Analysis indicated that emotional distress was the most salient predictor of adults' use of coping strategies characterized by avoidance and acceptance-resignation, after controlling for the effects of duration of disease and relevant demographic characteristics. Emotional distress, social support, and satisfaction with health care did not account for a significant percentage of the variance in coping strategies characterized by confrontation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Behen
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Rodrigue
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011788:Quality of Life; D012803:Sick Role; D012944:Social Support