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| A L StantonSummaryAffiliation: University of Kansas Country: USA Publications
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Randomized, controlled trial of written emotional expression and benefit finding in breast cancer patientsAnnette L Stanton
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
J Clin Oncol 20:4160-8. 2002....
Coping through emotional approach: a new look at emotion, coping, and health-related outcomesJennifer L Austenfeld
University of Kansas, USA
J Pers 72:1335-63. 2004..Potential mediators and moderators of coping through emotional approach, clinical relevance of the construct, and directions for research are discussed...
Psychosocial concerns and interventions for cancer survivorsAnnette L Stanton
Department of Psychology, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:5132-7. 2006....
Social comparison and adjustment to breast cancer: an experimental examination of upward affiliation and downward evaluationA L Stanton
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045 2160, USA
Health Psychol 18:151-8. 1999..Self-evaluation of adjustment and prognosis varied as a function of target characteristics, although a pervasive tendency toward downward comparison in self-evaluation also was noted...
Coping through emotional approach: scale construction and validationA L Stanton
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045 2160, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 78:1150-69. 2000..Findings highlight the utility of functionalist theories of emotion as applied to coping theory...
Emotionally expressive coping predicts psychological and physical adjustment to breast cancerA L Stanton
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045 2160, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 68:875-82. 2000..Coping through emotional processing was related to one index of greater distress over time. Analyses including dispositional hope suggested that expressive coping may serve as a successful vehicle for goal pursuit...
Form or function? Part 1. Subjective cosmetic and functional correlates of quality of life in women treated with breast-conserving surgical procedures and radiotherapyA L Stanton
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 2160, USA
Cancer 91:2273-81. 2001..g., pain, mobility) after breast-conserving surgical treatment (BCT) and radiotherapy, to examine the relations of these indicators with patient QOL, and to determine whether these relations varied as a function of diagnosis duration...
Facets of spirituality as predictors of adjustment to cancer: relative contributions of having faith and finding meaningBetina Yanez
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 77:730-41. 2009..Findings suggest that the ability to find meaning and peace in life is the more influential contributor to favorable adjustment during cancer survivorship, although faith appears to be uniquely related to perceived cancer-related growth...
Cognitive appraisal and adjustment to infertilityA L Stanton
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045 2160
Women Health 17:1-15. 1991..Males' appraisals were unrelated to distress, although men whose wives were more challenged by their impaired fertility were less distressed than their counterparts...
Stress and reproduction: introduction to the special sectionC Dunkel-Schetter
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90095 1563, USA
Health Psychol 19:507-9. 2000..The implications of this research extend from maternal and infant health to life-span development and adult health and mortality...
Effects of writing about emotions versus goals on psychological and physical health among third-year medical studentsJennifer L Austenfeld
University of Kansas, USA
J Pers 74:267-86. 2006..A moderating effect of EP on physical health was also identified, such that low EP individuals who wrote about goals (BPS) had fewer health care visits at 3 months compared to low EP participants in the EMO and control conditions...
Contextual life stress and coping strategies as predictors of adjustment to breast cancer survivorshipCarissa A Low
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Ann Behav Med 32:235-44. 2006..Instead, life stress interacted with cancer-specific coping to predict adjustment, such that cancer-specific emotional approach coping was adaptive only under conditions of low contextual life stress...
Writing about emotions versus goals: effects on hostility and medical care utilization moderated by emotional approach coping processesJennifer L Austenfeld
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Br J Health Psychol 13:35-8. 2008....
Expressive disclosure and benefit finding among breast cancer patients: mechanisms for positive health effectsCarissa A Low
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563, USA
Health Psychol 25:181-9. 2006....
A multidimensional structure for repetitive thought: what's on your mind, and how, and how much?Suzanne C Segerstrom
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506 0044, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 85:909-21. 2003..In Study 3, valence and purpose of RT descriptions by women in a breast cancer prevention trial (N=62) predicted concurrent affect and psychological and physical well-being...
The trajectory of psychological impact in BRCA1/2 genetic testing: does time heal?Tammy M Beran
Department of Psychology, UCLA, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Ann Behav Med 36:107-16. 2008....
The yellow brick road and the emerald city: benefit finding, positive reappraisal coping and posttraumatic growth in women with early-stage breast cancerSharon R Sears
University of Kansas, Dept of Psychology, Lawrence, KS, USA
Health Psychol 22:487-97. 2003..Findings suggest that benefit finding, positive reappraisal coping, and posttraumatic growth are related, but distinct, constructs...
The first year after breast cancer diagnosis: hope and coping strategies as predictors of adjustmentAnnette L Stanton
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 2160, USA
Psychooncology 11:93-102. 2002....
Neurobiological correlates of coping through emotional approachSarah L Master
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Brain Behav Immun 23:27-35. 2009..The findings suggest that the salubrious effects of EAC strategies for managing stress may be linked to an approach-oriented neurocognitive profile and to well-regulated proinflammatory cytokine responses to stress...
Coping resources, coping processes, and mental healthShelley E Taylor
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 3:377-401. 2007..We conclude by outlining possible intervention strategies for improving coping processes...
Does self-affirmation, cognitive processing, or discovery of meaning explain cancer-related health benefits of expressive writing?J David Creswell
University of California, Department of Psychology, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1563, USA
Pers Soc Psychol Bull 33:238-50. 2007....
Supportive care needs in patients with lung cancerSharon L Sanders
Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
Psychooncology 19:480-9. 2010..The goal of this study was to characterize the prevalence and intensity of supportive care needs and interest in specific supportive care services among individuals with lung cancer...
Health psychology: psychological adjustment to chronic diseaseAnnette L Stanton
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 1563, USA
Annu Rev Psychol 58:565-92. 2007..A progressively convincing characterization of risk and protective factors for favorable adjustment to chronic illness has emerged. We identify critical issues for future research...
Promoting adjustment after treatment for cancerAnnette L Stanton
Department of Psychology, 1285 Franz Hall, Box 951563, University of California Los Angeles, 90095 1563, USA
Cancer 104:2608-13. 2005..Promising psychosocial interventions have been developed for individuals in the reentry period. Continued research will be necessary to characterize this important phase of cancer survivorship...
How benefits of expressive writing vary as a function of writing instructions, ethnicity and ambivalence over emotional expressionQian Lu
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
Psychol Health 25:669-84. 2010..Findings contribute to the development of a SR moderator model and carry implications for designing expressive disclosure studies, particularly for ethnic minorities...
Recruitment and retention challenges in breast cancer survivorship research: results from a multisite, randomized intervention trial in women with early stage breast cancerSharon R Sears
Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:1087-90. 2003..Thus, several patient characteristics predicted trial participation, indicating the need for targeted recruitment attempts...
Adjustment to a dyadic stressor: a longitudinal study of coping and depressive symptoms in infertile couples over an insemination attemptJames P Berghuis
Innovative Programs Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 70:433-8. 2002..Coping strategies engaged in by both individuals and partners predicted depressive symptoms, and for women, interactions also emerged between their own and their partners' coping...
A phase II breast cancer chemoprevention trial of oral alpha-difluoromethylornithine: breast tissue, imaging, and serum and urine biomarkersCarol J Fabian
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
Clin Cancer Res 8:3105-17. 2002..Subjects were randomized to 6 months of oral DFMO (0.5 g/m(2)/day) or placebo, followed by repeat fine-needle aspiration and biomarker assessment. The main study end point was an improvement in cytologic pattern...
Quality of life at the end of primary treatment of breast cancer: first results from the moving beyond cancer randomized trialPatricia A Ganz
School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 96:376-87. 2004..We investigated the baseline psychosocial status of women enrolled in a randomized trial testing two psychosocial interventions for women at the end of primary treatment...
Economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial of psycho-educational interventions to improve adjustment to survivorship among patients with breast cancerJeanne S Mandelblatt
Department of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, 3300 Whitehaven Ave, Suite 4400, Washington, DC 20007, USA
J Clin Oncol 26:1684-90. 2008..There is little economic research on psychosocial interventions. We aimed to collect data alongside a randomized trial to compare the costs and benefits of three psycho-educational strategies to improve transition to cancer survivorship...
The BCPT symptom scales: a measure of physical symptoms for women diagnosed with or at risk for breast cancerAnnette L Stanton
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 97:448-56. 2005....
Patterns of care in early-stage breast cancer survivors in the first year after cessation of active treatmentJeanne S Mandelblatt
Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Control Program, Washington, DC 20057, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:77-84. 2006..Patterns of health care use have not been well described for breast cancer survivors. The purpose of this study was to describe the health service use in a survivor cohort...
Outcomes from the Moving Beyond Cancer psychoeducational, randomized, controlled trial with breast cancer patientsAnnette L Stanton
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California, Los Angeles, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:6009-18. 2005..To facilitate the transition to recovery, we conducted the Moving Beyond Cancer (MBC) trial, a multisite, randomized, controlled trial of psychoeducational interventions for breast cancer patients...
