Self-concept and cancer in adults: Theoretical and methodological issues
Research and theory development on the self-concept have increased dramatically over the last decade. Investigators of the psychosocial aspects of cancer have utilized the self-concept as both an independent and dependent variable. This article discusses quantitative adult studies from the self-concept and cancer literature in terms of their correspondence with current conceptualizations of the self-concept in psychology. The wide gap between recent empirical work and self-concept theorizing is discussed and strategies for future investigations of the self-concept/cancer relationship are outlined.
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1990
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Authors: | Curbow, Barbara ; Somerfield, Mark ; Legro, Marcia ; Sonnega, John |
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Social Science & Medicine. - Elsevier, ISSN 0277-9536. - Vol. 31.1990, 2, p. 115-128
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Elsevier |
Subject: | self-concept neoplasms adult |
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