title: The relationship between family history of cancer, coping style and psychological distress.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between family history of cancer, coping style and psychological distress.
  
  
  METHODS
  Total 80 patients with family history of cancer and 72 normal controls were analyzed using self-reporting inventory (SCL-90), coping style scale and impact of event scale-revised (IES-R).
  
  
  RESULTS
  1. Between the two groups of patients, there were significant differences in anxiety, depression, cancer-specific distress and coping style. 2. Psychological distress (anxiety, depression and cancer-specific distress) had positive correlation with negative coping style and family history. 3. Negative coping style played an intermediary role in the family history and psychological distress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The negative coping style will predispose to a more stronger psychological distress among the individuals with family history of cancer.
authors.affiliation: Yu Liu, Department of Psychology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Chunmei Cao, Department of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China.
authors.forename: Chunmei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cao
keywords: Anxiety; Cancer-specific stress; Coping style; Depression; Family history of cancer