Self-Forgiveness, Coping, Emotion, and Quality of Life in Self-Blamed Women with Breast Cancer

• Main Authors: Su-Feng Chiou, 邱素鳳
• Other Authors: Tam, Carl Wai-cheong
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62619122247696162558

碩士 === 中原大學 === 心理學研究所 === 99 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among self-forgiveness, coping, emotions, and quality of lie in self-blamed patients with breast cancer. Eighty-three participants with an average age of 49.42 (SD = 8.78) were recruited by purposive sampling. The State Self-Forgiveness Scale, COPE, Profile of the Mood State, and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast were administered to each participant. Results indicated that: (1) self-forgiveness correlated negatively with emotional disturbances and positively with quality of life; (2) the coping strategy of denial and disengagement correlated positively with emotional disturbances and negatively with quality of life; (3) self-forgiveness and the coping strategy of denial and disengagement predicted emotional disturbances; (4) self-forgiveness predicted quality of life; and (5) the coping strategy of denial and disengagement mediated the association between self-forgiveness and emotional disturbances. It was concluded that psychological rehabilitation could be achieved if the individual was willing to heal her mental pain, as self-forgiveness was an internalized process. Once the individual had self-forgiven, she could see herself in a positive and realistic way and see the world in a promising perspective. More research is also recommended.