Charles Sturt University-Bathurst Campus, Australia.
J Health Psychol. 2024 Apr;29(5):382-395. doi: 10.1177/13591053231215050. Epub 2023 Dec 15.
Breast cancer has become the most prevalent cancer globally, predominantly affecting women, with mastectomy surgery a frequent treatment. Women often experience a discrepancy between their post-mastectomy body, and their former sense of self, affecting negatively on wellbeing. The narratives of eight women who chose to artistically tattoo over their mastectomy scars were explored in this study, through semi-structured interviews and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Seven master themes are presented. These themes follow the women from a state of disruption (of body image and gender identity) and surgical scarring as the first marking of the body, to the second marking of the body through artistic tattooing, bringing with it transformation, acceptance, feeling heard and connection with the artist, closure and control and the creation of significance and meaning. Viewed through Self-Discrepancy Theory, the findings of this study has implications for psycho-oncology and wellbeing support for women following mastectomy surgery.
乳腺癌已成为全球最普遍的癌症，主要影响女性，乳房切除术是常见的治疗方法。女性在乳房切除术后，常感到身体与自我认知之间存在差异，这对她们的幸福感产生负面影响。本研究通过半结构化访谈和解释现象学分析（IPA），探讨了 8 位选择艺术纹身覆盖乳房切除术疤痕的女性的经历。呈现了 7 个主要主题。这些主题描述了女性从身体形象和性别认同的中断状态（disruption）和手术疤痕开始，作为身体的第一个标记，到通过艺术纹身进行身体的第二次标记，带来了转变、接受、被倾听和与艺术家的联系、结束和控制以及意义和意义的创造。从自我差异理论的角度来看，本研究的发现对乳腺癌手术后的女性的心理肿瘤学和幸福感支持具有意义。
