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Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Volume 32, 2014 - Issue 2
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Relations Among Optimism, Perceived Health Vulnerability, and Academic, Self-Regulatory, and Social Self-Efficacy in Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Rebecca H. Foster PhD Department of Psychology, Winona State University, Winona, MN, USA; Behavioral Health Department, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI, USA
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Claire C. Russell MS Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Robyn Dillon LCSW Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Matthew J. Bitsko PhD Department of Psychology and Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Kamar Godder MD, MPH Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Marilyn Stern PhD Department of Psychology and Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
Pages 207-223 | Published online: 17 Mar 2014
 
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Abstract

This study investigated relations among optimism, perceived health vulnerability, treatment intensity, and academic, self-regulatory, and social self-efficacy in adolescent survivors of childhood cancer. Fifty-six adolescent survivors (Mage = 16.19 years, SD = 2.48) completed questionnaires. Compared to a previously published sample of adolescents without a history of cancer, survivors reported similar academic, higher self-regulatory, and lower social self-efficacy. Optimism and health vulnerability were associated with changes in academic, self-regulatory, and social self-efficacy. Cancer-specific variables (e.g., treatment intensity, time since treatment ended) were unrelated to self-efficacy. Interventions aimed at enhancing self-efficacy may benefit from exploring optimism and health vulnerabilities as mechanisms for change.

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