Hill Erin M, Frost Andriana
Department of Psychology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA, 19383, USA.
J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2022 Mar;29(1):195-205. doi: 10.1007/s10880-021-09789-x. Epub 2021 Jun 11.
The aim of the present study was to examine the role of self-perceived burden, social support seeking, and social network diversity in loneliness and psychological distress among women with ovarian cancer. A cross-sectional design was employed whereby 130 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, recruited through various online sources (e.g., social media), completed the study via Qualtrics. Participants completed questionnaires that assessed self-perceived burden, social support seeking, social network diversity, loneliness, and psychological distress (anxiety, depressive symptoms). The models examined indicated that there were indirect effects of self-perceived burden and social network diversity on psychological distress via loneliness. Social support seeking was not significant in the models. Loneliness, self-perceived burden, and social network diversity should be of clinical concern among those working to support women with ovarian cancer. Future studies on longitudinal patterns or examining other factors associated with loneliness are needed to better understand the mental health of women with ovarian cancer.
本研究的目的是探讨自我感知负担、寻求社会支持和社会网络多样性在卵巢癌女性的孤独感和心理困扰中所起的作用。采用横断面设计，通过各种在线渠道（如社交媒体）招募了130名被诊断为卵巢癌的女性，并通过Qualtrics完成研究。参与者完成了评估自我感知负担、寻求社会支持、社会网络多样性、孤独感和心理困扰（焦虑、抑郁症状）的问卷。所检验的模型表明，自我感知负担和社会网络多样性通过孤独感对心理困扰存在间接影响。在这些模型中，寻求社会支持并不显著。对于致力于支持卵巢癌女性的人员来说，孤独感、自我感知负担和社会网络多样性应引起临床关注。未来需要进行关于纵向模式的研究或考察与孤独感相关的其他因素，以更好地了解卵巢癌女性的心理健康状况。
