The role of Emotional repression and Ego – strength in predicting of smoking and non-smoking in cancer patients

Heshmati, Rasoul; Naseri, Elaheh; Parnian Khoy, Maryam

doi:10.30473/hpj.2019.36158.3745

Document Type : Scientific Research

Authors

¹ Assistance Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

² M.A. in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

³ M.A. in general psychology, Department of Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2019.36158.3745

Abstract

Objective: Smoking additionally is one of the risk factors for cancer, can play an important role in the recovery process of cancer patients. This issue is affected by several factors. Therefore, the purpose of this study was investigating the role of emotional repression and ego – strength in predicting of smoking and non-smoking in cancer patients. Method: In this research that is a descriptive – correlative and cross-sectional study, from the cancer patients who referred to the chemotherapy part in Vali-e-Asr hospital in Tabriz during the April and May months of 2017, 120 patient were selected using the available sampling method. The instruments used in this study were Weinbergeret.al Adjustment Inventory (WAI) (1979) and Markstrom et.al Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strength (PIES). Data were analyzed using software SPSS 21 and Logistic regression method.Result: Findings Showed that among the components of emotional repression, subjective experience of distress (β= -0.12) can predict smoking.The regression model of emotional repression for 73/3 percent of participants correctly predicted the results. About ego – strength, hope (β= -0.16) and purpose (β= -0.14) are able to predict of smoking. Also, ego – strength’s model for 77.5 percent of participants correctly can predict smoking. Conclusion: subjective experience of distress, hope and purpose are an important determinants of smoking in cancer patients. It is necessary to consider the role of these variables in smoking cessation interventions in cancer patients.

Keywords

20.1001.1.23221283.1397.7.28.1.4

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The role of Emotional repression and Ego – strength in predicting of smoking and non-smoking in cancer patients

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Volume 7, Issue 28March 2019Pages 7-19

Volume 7, Issue 28
March 2019
Pages 7-19