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Adolescents with Cancer - The Influence of Close Relationships on Quality of Life, Distress, and Health Behaviors (Hardcover, New)
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Adolescents with Cancer - The Influence of Close Relationships on Quality of Life, Distress, and Health Behaviors (Hardcover, New)
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A diagnosis of cancer in adolescence occurs at a critical time of
social and interpersonal development. Adolescents are encountering
rapid physical growth, hormonal changes, and a shift from
dependence on parents with associated reliance upon close peer and
dating relationships. These close relationships often involve
increased levels of intimacy and sexuality, and it is in the
context of these relationships that adolescents are developing
important competencies for later relationships in their adult
years. A diagnosis of cancer in adolescence is likely to impact
close relationships, although research in this area is scarce. We
know little about how close relationships may impact critical
aspects of adolescents' lives, such as quality of life,
psychological distress, and health behaviors. The current study was
designed to address these gaps in the literature by providing an
examination of how dimensions of close peer and dating
relationships correspond with ratings of quality of life,
psychological distress, and health-related behaviors among a sample
of adolescents currently on treatment for cancer. In this first
critical study of close peer and dating relationships among
adolescents on active treatment for cancer, Drs. Carpentier and
Mullins examine specific, discrete dimensions of close
relationships (i.e., social support, negative interactions, dating
anxiety, fear of intimacy) that are thought to relate to quality of
life, psychological distress, and health-related behaviors (i.e.,
tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; sexual risk-taking;
nutrition/physical activity; overweight and dietary behaviors; sun
safety). Results of this study provide an understanding of the
importance ofclose relationships to adolescents' adaptation to
cancer and highlight the need for continued examination of discrete
aspects of close relationships among this presumably vulnerable
population. Adolescents with Cancer is an important book for
collections in adolescent studies, pediatric cancer, and
psychology.
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