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The present study examined effect of perceived satisfaction with social support on psychological stress in breast
cancer women. The sample consisted of (N=80) diagnosed breast cancer women recruited from Institute of
Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM) of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The age range of
sample was 40 to 65 years (Mage = 55.80). All these women were married, belonged to middle socio-economic
class, had at least matriculated and were unemployed. Women who were pregnant, had past history of
psychiatric disorders or were taking antidepressant drugs were not included. Convenience sampling technique
was used to select the sample. The sample was assessed using two standardized scales; the Social Support
Questionnaire (I.G,Sarason, Levien, Bahsan, & B.R, Sarason, 1983) and the Impact of Event Scale (Horowitz,
Wilner, & Alvarez, 1979). The t-test analyses were computed to determine significance of difference between
two groups of women. Results show that breast cancer women having higher perceived satisfaction with social
support and more number of friends, relatives and family members available, experience low level of stress than
those having low perceived satisfaction with social support and less friends, relatives and family members
available. The data support hypotheses and findings conclude that social support mitigates harmful effects of
stress in breast cancer women.
Nighat Shaheen, Salma Andleeb, Farhat Naz. (2015) Perceived Satisfaction with Social Support and Cancer Specific Psychological Stress in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Women, Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 13, Issue 2.
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