Social-cognitive variables as predictors of intention to undergo breast reconstruction

• Authors: Jolanta Życińska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the study was to determine the role of self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and risk perception (including consequences of mastectomy) in formulating the intention to undergo breast reconstruction in 178 women after total mastectomy. The social-cognitive variables were measured in the context of breast reconstruction, while depression was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory. The structural equation modeling revealed that among the predictors there were only two that accounted for the intention to undergo breast reconstruction, i.e. self-efficacy and outcome expectancies (R2 = .67). Subsequent analyses of the related moderators, i.e. depression, age, and duration of the disease indicated a good fit to the data. Nevertheless, in subgroups with poorer resources (older age, depression, and longer duration of the disease) the direct effects of self-efficacy on intention were less noticeable or non-existent. The results suggest that self-efficacy may play the regulating role in making a breast reconstruction decision if individual resources are taken into account.

Keywords

EN

self-efficacy; outcome expectancies; intention; depression; breast cancer

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 88-95

Dates

published

2015-03-01

online

2015-04-18

Contributors

author

Jolanta Życińska

• University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty in Katowice, 9 Techników Street, 40-326 Katowice, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2015-0012