Are mindfulness and self-compassion related to psychological distress and communication in couples facing lung cancer?: A dyadic approach

Melanie P. J. Schellekens; Johan C. Karremans; Miep A. van der Drift; Johan Molema; Desiree G. M. van den Hurk; Judith B. Prins; Anne E. M. Speckens

doi:10.1007/s12671-016-0602-0

Are mindfulness and self-compassion related to psychological distress and communication in couples facing lung cancer? A dyadic approach

Melanie P. J. Schellekens
, Johan C. Karremans
, Miep A. van der Drift
, Johan Molema
, Desiree G. M. van den Hurk
, Judith B. Prins
, Anne E. M. Speckens

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Abstract

Lung cancer patients and their spouses report high rates of distress. Due to the increasing popularity of and evidence for mindfulness-based interventions in cancer, mindfulness and self-compassion have been identified as potentially helpful skills when coping with cancer. This dyadic study examined how mindfulness and self-compassion are related to psychological distress and communication about cancer in couples facing lung cancer. Using the actor-partner interdependence model, self-reported mindfulness, self-compassion, psychological distress and communication about cancer were analyzed in a cross-sectional sample of 88 couples facing lung cancer. Regarding psychological distress, no difference was found between patients and spouses. In both partners, own levels of mindfulness (B = −0.19, p = .002) and self-compassion (B = −0.45, p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	325-336
Number of pages	12
Journal	Mindfulness
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0602-0
Publication status	Published - Sept 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Mindfulness
Self-compassion
lung cancer
Psychological distress
partner communication
Actor-partner interdependence model

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