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PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF LATINA CERVICAL CANCER PATIENTS
by
Lina M. D'Orazio
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
May 2009
Copyright 2009 Lina M. D’Orazio
Object Description
| Title | Psychosocial adjustment of Latina cervical cancer patients |
| Author | D'Orazio, Lina M. |
| Author email | ldorazio@usc.edu; lina.dorazio@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-10-09 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-05-08 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Meyerowitz, Beth E. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Huey, Stanley J., Jr. Wilcox, Rand |
| Abstract | Latinas have sustained the highest rates of cervical cancer throughout the past decade, yet, little is known about the experiences of these patients. In this study, 54 low-income, monolingual Spanish-speaking Latina cervical cancer patients were interviewed in order to describe their psychosocial experiences, identify predictors of psychosocial outcomes and explore the role of optimism in their adjustment. Cancer-related coping strategies, life stressors and social support were tested as predictors of depression, affect, and quality of life, and as mediators of the relation between optimism and the outcome variables. 67% of the sample reported symptoms similar to those of individuals with diagnosable levels of depression. Cancer-related and contextual variables significantly predicted all outcome variables. Approach coping mediated the relation between optimism and quality of life. The results of this study emphasize the need to consider the context within which patients live, in addition to cancer-related factors, when assessing adjustment to cancer. |
| Keyword | cancer; coping; Latinas; depression; stress; optimism |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2221 |
| Rights | D'Orazio, Lina M. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-DOrazio-2032 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-DOrazio-2032.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF LATINA CERVICAL CANCER PATIENTS by Lina M. D'Orazio A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) May 2009 Copyright 2009 Lina M. D’Orazio |
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