Does dispositional optimism predict psychological responses to counseling for familial breast cancer?

Norman, Paul and Brain, Katherine Emma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9296-9748 2007. Does dispositional optimism predict psychological responses to counseling for familial breast cancer? Journal of Psychosomatic Research 63 (3) , pp. 247-254. 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.03.011

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The present study sought to assess the ability of dispositional optimism to predict the psychological responses of women with a family history of breast cancer who had been referred to counseling for familial breast cancer. METHODS: Women completed questionnaires prior to (n=735), immediately after (n=655), and 9 months after (n=545) attending counseling. Breast cancer risk status was assessed and communicated to the women in the clinics. RESULTS: Dispositional optimism was found to predict lower levels of anxiety and breast cancer worries immediately following counseling as well as lower levels of anxiety and perceived risk at 9-month follow-up, controlling for corresponding baseline scores. In addition, risk status moderated the optimism-perceived risk relationship, such that optimism was only predictive of lower risk perceptions among women at high risk. CONCLUSIONS: Low levels of dispositional optimism may be considered to be a risk factor for adverse reactions to high breast cancer risk information. The implications of the findings for the clinical management of such reactions are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adaptation,Psychological*,Adult,Anxiety/diagnosis,Anxiety/psychology,Breast Neoplasms/genetics*,Breast Neoplasms/psychology*,Female,Follow-Up Studies,Genetic Counseling/psychology*,Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics,Genetic Testing/psychology,Humans,Middle Aged,Patient Care Team,Questionnaires,Referral and Consultation,Risk Assessment,Temperament*,Wales
Additional Information:	Publication Types Randomized Controlled Trial Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Full Text Sources Elsevier Science Clinical Key Other Literature Sources COS Scholar Universe Labome Researcher Resource - ExactAntigen/Labome Medical Breast Cancer - MedlinePlus Health Information Genetic Counseling - MedlinePlus Health Information
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0022-3999
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2022 09:19
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/58050

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