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The Key Role of Emotional Repair and Emotional Clarity on Depression among Breast Cancer Survivors.

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2022-04-06

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Guil, Rocio
Morales-Sanchez, Lucia
Ruiz-Gonzalez, Paula
Gomez-Molinero, Rocio
Gil-Olarte, Paloma

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Breast cancer is the malignancy with the highest incidence in women worldwide. The empirical evidence is inconsistent with the prevalence of depression among breast cancer survivors (BCS), pointing to emotional competencies as protective factors against affective disorders. However, the mechanisms through which these competencies favor a more adaptive emotional state are unknown. Therefore, this study aims to explore the relationship between the experience of having survived the disease and depression levels in a group of BCS, and the mediating role of Perceived Emotional Intelligence (PEI) in this relation. This was a cross-sectional study with 237 women divided into two groups: 56 BCS and 181 healthy controls who completed the Trait Meta-Mood Scale 24 (TMMS-24) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results showed that Survivorship and PEI explained and predicted 37.8% of the variance of depression, corresponding the 11.7% to the direct and/or the indirect effect of the PEI dimensions (Emotional Attention, Emotional Clarity, and Emotional Repair). In conclusion, interventions aimed at promoting an adequate PEI in this population-and in the Psycho-oncology field, in general-with a particular focus on the development of Emotional Clarity and Repair need to be implemented. Limitations and future research lines are discussed.

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Breast neoplasms
Cancer survivors
Cross-sectional studies
Depression
Emotional intelligence
Female
Humans
Male

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Depresión
Estudios transversales
Inteligencia emocional
Neoplasias de la mama
Supervivientes de cáncer

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Breast cancer, Breast cancer survivors, Depression, Emotional clarity, Emotional intelligence, Emotional repair, Perceived emotional intelligence, Psycho-oncology

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Guil R, Morales-Sánchez L, Ruiz-González P, Gómez-Molinero R, Gil-Olarte P. The Key Role of Emotional Repair and Emotional Clarity on Depression among Breast Cancer Survivors. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 12;19(8):4652