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Original Articles

Images of Cancer

China and the United States

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Pages 67-78 | Published online: 18 Oct 2008
 

Abstract

The Cancer Metaphors Test (CMT), designed to elicit the imagery of cancer, was administered to 176 Chinese respondents (98 males and 78 females) and 176 American respondents (98 males and 78 females) matched on chronological age and occupational status. Scores on the four CMT scales (Terminal Pessimism, Future Optimism, Natural Disaster, Foreign Intruder) did not correlate significantly with chronological age or occupational status, and an ANOVA indicated no significant gender or ethnic differences. There was, however, a significant ethnicity-by- scale interaction, with the Chinese respondents scoring higher than Americans on Future Optimism and lower on Natural Disaster. An analysis of the individual metaphors rated most and least appropriate indicated both substantial differences and similarities between ethnic groups and gender.

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