Breast cancer patients' perceptions of their husbands' support in a cross-cultural context
Breast cancer patients' perceptions of their husbands' support in a cross-cultural context
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10.1002/pon.619
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
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3.6
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Wellisch, DK
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Kagawa-Singer, M;Wellisch, DK
鉴于西方乳腺癌文献对配偶支持的关注，这项研究试图调查他们对配偶提供支持的认知的种族差异。46名在6个月到3年前患过乳腺癌的女性参与了这项研究。这些女性是从三个种族中挑选出来的(13名欧美女性，18名华裔美国女性和15名日裔美国女性)。该研究试图从两个调查层面评估女性的认知。一种是基于标准化测试和量表，另一种是定性的半结构化访谈。本研究假设标准化测试中的差异不大，在半结构面试水平上会发现文化差异。结果表明，三组学生在标准化测试工具上几乎没有差异。然而，在定性评价水平上，亚裔美国女性似乎被期望自我牺牲和养育丈夫和家庭，而EA女性则能够依赖。另一个主要差异存在于和谐与亲密的主题上，亚裔美国女性的目标是和谐而不是亲密，而EA女性的目标是亲密而不是和谐。最后一个主要差异是在沟通领域，两个亚洲群体似乎都比语言交流更重视非语言交流，而EA女性似乎更重视语言交流。版权所有(C)2002 John Wiley Sons，Ltd.
In light of the Western focus in the breast cancer literature on spouse support, this study attempted to investigate ethnic differences in their perceptions of the support provided by their spouses. Forty-six women who had had breast cancer 6 months to 3 years prior participated in this study. These women were selected from three ethnic groups (13 Euro-American (EA) women, 18 Chinese-American women and 15 Japanese-American women).The study attempted to assess the women's perceptions at two levels of inquiry. One was based on standardized testing and scales and the second was a qualitative semi-structured interview. It was hypothesized that few differences would exist in standardized testing, and that Cultural differences would be found at the level of semi-structured interviewing.Results showed that in fact few differences existed among the three groups on standardized instruments. At the level of qualitative evaluation, however, it appeared that Asian-American women were expected to be self-sacrificing and nurturing of husband and family, while EA women were able to be dependent. Another major difference existed around the theme of harmony and intimacy, where Asian-American women had a goal of harmony over intimacy, while EA women had a goal of intimacy over harmony.A final major difference was in the area of communication, with both Asian groups appearing to value non-verbal communication over verbal, while EA women appeared to value verbal communication over non-verbal. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.