Outcome expectations and self-regulation in cancer patients: reliability, initial factor structure, and relationships with benefit finding.
Outcome expectations and self-regulation in cancer patients: reliability, initial factor structure, and relationships with benefit finding.
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癌症患者的结果预期和自我调节：可靠性、初始因素结构以及与获益发现的关系。
DOI：
10.1017/s1478951505050339
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发表时间：
2005
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Carter,CindyL
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作者：
Graves,KristiD;Carter,CindyL
ObjectiveThe purpose of this research was to investigate outcome expectation and self-regulation measures within a sample of cancer patients and to explore relationships of these variables with benefit finding. The outcome expectation and self-regulation measures were evaluated for reliability and initial factor structure.MethodA convenience sample of 141 cancer patients completed study measures while waiting for appointments at a cancer center.ResultsThe measures demonstrated good reliability (alphas = .88 and .92, for outcome expectation and self-regulation respectively). Initial factor structure suggested six outcome expectation factors (managing symptoms, expressing emotions, talking about cancer, learning about cancer, managing self-image, and managing needs) and one self-regulation factor. Gender and treatment status were related to outcome expectations but not self-regulation. Outcome expectations and self-regulation were significant predictors of benefit-finding, F(8, 80) = 3.1, p = .005.Significance of the researchMeasures of outcome expectations and self-regulation are reliable, are related to gender and clinical variables, and may be useful as predictors of cancer patients' ability to find benefits in their cancer experience.
